While Sweden remained neutral throughout World War II, they did allow emergency landings by both Allied and Axis aircraft, mostly bombers that were too damaged and too distant from their home base to make it back safely. Especially for English and American airmen, sometimes the choice was ditch in the English Channel which was far too cold and they would risk drowning, or head for Sweden. However, because of Sweden's neutrality, many of the airmen were interned in camps (they weren't prisoners of war, instead, they were treated as guests who were not permitted to leave) until exchanges could be arranged (i.e., one American airman and one German airman).
Approximately 1200 American airmen would ultimately be interned in Sweden. But as the number of American airmen "overtook" any reasonable number of possible "exchanges," modified American bombers would make night time "courier" trips to Ireland and Scotland.
For a far more complete history of Swedish involvement in World War II and the American airmen interned there, I would suggest "'Making for Sweden . . . ' Part 2 - The USAAF 1943 to 1945" by Bo Widfeldt and Rolph Wegmann. ISBN: 1-871187-37-0
Sweden assisted Nazi Germany in different ways during WWII, but the most obvious and hurtful to the Allied effort was their supplying of iron ore to Germany's manufacturing industries.
The Swedish government had to tread nimbly ... However, the country did quite well, selling all kinds of goods to both sides.
No. Sweden was Neutral.
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the dog ate the cat and then he died, then a cow came and ate the dead dog. XD
Factories ran twenty-four hours a day producing military supplies.
The UK was nearly bankrupt at the end of World War 2
it increased wages
Swedish was spoken in Sweden before world war 2.
Sweden was neutral in Word War II.
Sweden remained neutral the entire war.
Miep Gies Was affected by World War 2 Very deeply.
The battle of Stalingrad affected the rest of world war 2 by?
Sweden had no allies before world war 2, exept frequent trading with neighburing countries.
Sweden was neutral in World War 2, so Swedish Jews were safe in Sweden.
No. Sweden was neutral.
Sweden was neutral in WW2.
Denmark was invaded and occupied, Sweden was not.
Sweden was neutral during World War 2.
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