- Swedish Volunteer Corps (Winter War)
The Swedish Volunteer Corps (Svenska Frivilligkåren) during the
Winter War numbered 9,640.Sweden was officiallynon-belligerent during the course of the war so only volunteers could be used byFinland . The volunteers were in the front lines in northernSalla area starting onFebruary 28 1940 . Losses included 28 dead, 50 wounded and 140 disabled due tofrostbite . There were 25 planes in theSwedish Voluntary Air Force (Winter War) , F19. The Swedish volunteers also defendedTurku .Along with 8,402 Swedes, 1,010 Danes and 895 Norwegians fought together with the Finns. The volunteers demonstrated a strong Nordic unity that was symbolized in their insignia of the "four brother hands", representing Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Commanders
*1940: General Ernst Linder
Organization
Swedish Volunteer Corps - "Svenska Frivilligkåren"
** I. stridsgruppen (Lieutenant-Colonel Magnus Dyrssen†, Captain Carl Carlsson Bonde, Lieutenant-Colonel Carl-Oscar Agell)
*** 1. skyttekompaniet
*** 2. skyttekompaniet
*** 3. skyttekompaniet
*** 4. jägarkompaniet
*** 5. tunga kompaniet
*** 1. batteriet
*** 1. plogplutonen
*** 1. signalplutonen
** II. stridsgruppen (Lieutenant-Colonel Viking Tamm)
*** 1. skyttekompaniet
*** 2. skyttekompaniet
*** 3. skyttekompaniet
*** 4. jägarkompaniet
*** 5. tunga kompaniet
*** 2. batteriet
*** 2. plogplutonen
*** 2. signalplutonen
** III. stridsgruppen (Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Ekström)
*** 1. skyttekompaniet
*** 2. skyttekompaniet
*** 3. skyttekompaniet
*** 4. jägarkompaniet
*** 5. tunga kompaniet
*** 3. batteriet
*** 3. plogplutonen
*** 3. signalplutonen
**Other units:
***1. pansarvärnsplutonen
***2. pansarvärnsplutonen
***Luftvärnskompaniet
***Ingenjörskompaniet
***16. självständiga jägarkompaniet
***(17. självständiga jägarkompaniet)
***Intendenturkompaniet
***Vägkompaniet
***1. bilkompaniet
***2. bilkompaniet
***Anspanskompaniet
***1. sjukvårdsplutonen
***2. sjukvårdsplutonen
***Hästambulans
***Ambulans
***F 19Weapons
*7,5cm Guns M/02
*40mm Anti Aircraft Guns M/36
*7,5cm Anti Aircraft guns
*20mm Automatic Cannons
*3,7cm Anti Tank guns M/38
*8cm Mortars M/29
*13mm Anti Tank RiflesVehicles
*83 Motorcycles
*83 Cars
*350 Trucks
*13 TractorsExternal links
* [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6299 Volunteers in the Winter War]
* [http://www.svenskafrivilliga.com/ Swedish language site of the Swedish Volunteer organization]
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