At the beginning of 1942 yet another Swedish volunteer force was organized, the so-called Svir Company. Around 400 Swedes organized in a Swedish volunteer company held the line in Syväri also known as Svir Front between Lake Ladoga and Onega from 1942 to 1944. They were ordered to Karelia around midsummer 1944 and participated in the furious battles until the war ended in September 1944. In the battles of summer 1944 the company fought with distinction before it was disestablished in Åbo on September 16 1944. During the wars, numerous Swedish volunteers also served in Finnish units in all branches of services and on all fronts. Left image: Captain Rickard Nilsson Commander of the Swedish volunteer company. Nilsson is wearing the Volunteer Clasp with the Swedish Three Crowns for Swedish volunteers in the Finnish Continuation War 1941-1944. The first Swedes that were awarded with this clasp were those that had served at the Hangö-frontier in 1941. The soldiers that served at the Svir-frontier and thereafter at the Karelian Isthmus in 1944 were also awarded with this particular clasp. Commander Rickard Nilsson died aged 57 in 1963. PD. Right image: an unofficial mascot at the front line in Imatra in South Karelia. Credit: Jussi Luostarinen. The Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive.
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ReplyDeleteIngen ryss hade levande tagit sig igenom svenskarnas frontlinje vid Jandeba sedan Frivilligkompaniet besatt området i slutet av februari 1942. ”Jag är stolt över att ha tillhört den bästa armén i det andra världskriget, även om min insats blev ringa och obetydlig.” Så skrev kapten Rickard Nilsson om sin egen insats vid Jandeba under fortsättningskriget. Efter hemkomsten från Finland återinträdde han i svensk tjänst och arbetade som taktiklärare. 1948 reste han till Etiopien, där han med överstelöjtnants grad verkade som chefsinstruktör för kejsare Haile Selassies Kejserliga garde fram till 1952.
ReplyDeleteThe last soldier of the Swedish Volunteer Company has answered the sunset call. Corporal Jan Kjellberg passed away on 6 Sept 2021 at age 97. He volunteered to join up in 1942, at 18 years old.
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ReplyDeletethey had courage
AGAINST COMMUNISM hordes
commusnim won by population
they had 15 times more personel
than germans
I think all allies and germans together
maybe could defeat COMMUNISM
50/50 chances
communism has the power of lies
nazism unite tribes ..race
communsim unite class
I am also poor
but i dont believe MARXISM lies
I want my private PROPERTY
and to expand it
not a communsit party
to steal my income
even taxation is theft
Браво на викингите!
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