Swedish Volunteer Corps (Winter War)

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The Swedish Volunteer Corps (Svenska Frivilligkåren) during the Winter War numbered 9,640. Sweden was officially non-belligerent during the course of the war so only volunteers could be used by Finland. The volunteers were in the front lines in northern Salla area starting on February 28th 1940. Losses included, 28 dead, 50 were wounded and 140 disable due to frostbite. There were 25 planes in the Swedish Voluntary Air Force (Winter War), F19,. The Swedish volunteers also defended Turku.

Including the 8,402 Swedes some 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.

[edit] Commanders

1940: General Ernst Linder

[edit] 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
  - Luftärnskompaniet
  - Ingenjörskompaniet
  - 16. självständiga jägarkompaniet
  - (17. självständiga jägarkompaniet)
  - Intendenturkompaniet
  - Vägkompaniet
  - 1. bilkompaniet
  - 2. bilkompaniet
  - Anspanskompaniet
  - 1. sjukvårdsplutonen
  - 2. sjukvårdsplutonen
  - Hästambulans
  - Ambulans
  - F 19