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The military history of Sweden spans over more than a millennium, longer than the stable entity called Sweden has existed. The military history in the region is characterized by the internal wars between first the mythical and later the semi-legendary kings of Sweden, followed by the Viking Age where the vikings living in present day Sweden primarily raided and ravaged Eastern Europe, sometimes as far away as the Black and Caspian Seas. At the end of the Viking Age, the consolidation of Sweden led to internal conflicts between pretenders of the throne. After this, a multitude of wars was fought against the arch enemies of Sweden—namely Denmark, Poland and Russia—between 1521 and 1814. Since then, peace has lasted and the industrialized Sweden has been holding on to its neutrality, only engaging in military conflicts as part of various peacekeeping forces.

Contents 1 Early history of Sweden 2 Consolidation of Sweden 3 Sweden as a Great Power 4 Cold War and peacekeeping 5 Swedish Armed Forces 5.1 Swedish Army 5.2 Swedish Navy 5.3 Swedish Air Force 6 See also 7 References 8 Notes 9 External links

[edit] Early history of Sweden

[edit] Consolidation of Sweden

[edit] Sweden as a Great Power

See also: Swedish allotment system

[edit] Cold War and peacekeeping

[edit] Swedish Armed Forces

Main article: Swedish Armed Forces

[edit] Swedish Army

Main article: Swedish Army

[edit] Swedish Navy

Main article: Swedish Navy

[edit] Swedish Air Force

Main article: Swedish Air Force

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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• Försvarsmakten (2004). Försvarsmakten - Historia. Retrieved 22 May, 2006.

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[[Category:Military history of Sweden]]