Chapter 10 · Sweden's modern history
Vilken formell ställning hade Sverige under andra världskriget?
What was Sweden’s formal position during the Second World War?
Correct answer: Neutral and not a belligerent state
Sweden remained formally neutral during the war of 1939–1945. This did not prevent concessions to Nazi Germany or increased rescue efforts later.
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neutral · neutral
Source: Forum för levande historia: Att arbeta med tidslinjen · Faktaunderlag: Om neutralitet, handel och transporter
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Krigförande på Nazitysklands sida
Concessions to Germany were not formal participation on its side.
Ockuperat med en regering i exil
Sweden was not occupied, unlike Denmark and Norway.
Krigförande på de allierades sida
Rescue efforts did not make Sweden formally a belligerent on the Allied side.