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Nazism In Sweden
Nazism in Sweden has been more or less fragmented and unable to form a mass movement since its beginning in the early 1920s. Several hundred parties, groups, and associations existed from the movement's founding through the present.Lööw (2004), p. 13 At most, purely Nazi parties in Sweden have collected around 27,000 votes in democratic parliamentary elections. The high point came in the municipal elections of 1934 when the Nazi parties were victorious in over one hundred electoral contests. As early as January 22, 1932, the Swedish Nazis had their first public meeting with Birger Furugård addressing an audience of 6000 at the Haymarket in Stockholm. Like their German counterparts, the Swedish Nazis were strongly anti-semitic and as early as May, 1945 became early adopters of Holocaust denial. The Swedish Nazi groups persisted after the war until they were officially dissolved in 1950. During this post-war period, they were more or less completely inactive politically. In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Douglas (1883–1960)
Generallöjtnant, Lieutenant General Count Wilhelm Archibald Douglas (19 July 1883 – 5 July 1960) was a senior Swedish Army officer and nobleman. Douglas had a remarkable career marked by military achievements and high-ranking positions. Commissioned as an officer in 1903, he quickly rose through the ranks, attaining the rank of lieutenant in the Life Regiment Dragoons in 1906. During World War I, he served as a general staff officer in the 1st Army Division, and in 1918, he played a significant role in the Finnish Civil War, becoming captain and lieutenant colonel in the Finnish Army and participating in key battles. Returning to Sweden, Douglas continued his military career, holding various positions such as chief of staff of the 5th Army Division and commanding officer of the Norrland Dragoon Regiment. His promotions continued, reaching major general in 1937, and he later served as Chief of Army (Sweden), Chief of the Army from 1944 to 1948. In addition to his military dutie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Ekström
Martin Eugen Ekström (6 December 1887 – 28 December 1954) was a Swedish military adventurer who became the leader of the National Socialist Bloc, an umbrella organization for various fascist and National Socialist groups. Ekström was born in By, Avesta Municipality. During the Finnish Civil War, he led the Vasa Regiment which was responsible for the Viipuri massacre. Lieutenant colonel Ekström led the 3rd Battlegroup of the Swedish Volunteer Corps in the Finnish Winter War. Tendens.se. He died in Helsinki, aged 67. Career Ekström was born in By, Kopparberg County, the son of Anders Gustav Ekström and his wife Johanna Mathilda (née Eriksson). He graduated from the Artillery School in 1916 and completed the German officers examination in Turkey in 1916. Ekström was military instructor of the Persian Gendarmerie from 1911 to 1915 and was chief of staff of Vaasa White Guard District. He participated in the Finnish Civil War, the Estonian War of Independence, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Socialist Bloc
National Socialist Bloc () was a Swedish Nazi political party formed in the end of 1933 by the merger of '' Nationalsocialistiska Samlingspartiet'', '' Nationalsocialistiska Förbundet'' and local National Socialist units connected to the advocate Sven Hallström in Umeå. Later '' Svensk Nationalsocialistisk Samling'' merged into NSB. The leader of the party was Colonel Martin Ekström. The party maintained several publications, ''Landet Fritt'' (Gothenburg), ''Vår Kamp'' (Gothenburg), ''Vår Front'' (Umeå), '' Nasisten'' (Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...) and ''Riksposten''. NSB differentiated itself from other Swedish Nazi groups due to its liaisons with the Swedish upper class. NSB was clearly smaller than the two main Nazi parties in Sweden at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Of Sweden
The National Youth League of Sweden ( ; SNU) was the first youth organisation of the General Electoral Union of Sweden. It was dislodged from its mother party in 1934 due to its pro-Nazi stance. It was then reconstructed as a separate political party, the National League of Sweden. After the Second World War, the political fortunes of the group dwindled. As the right-wing youth league SNU was founded on October 16, 1915, at Hotell Kronprinsen in Stockholm. The organisation, though never formally recognized, became the youth referent of the General Electoral Union. During the late 1920s SNU became politically radicalized. The radicalization was accentuated by the election of Elmo Lindholm as the SNU chairman. In 1931 the organization had 35,460 members, and was steadily growing. Eventually SNU organised a militant ''kamporganisation'' (struggle organisation, modelled after the German SA) which were supposed to combat political enemies in the streets. The ''kamporganisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Engdahl
Per Claes Sven Edvard Engdahl (25 February 1909 – 4 May 1994) was a leading Swedish far-right politician. He was a leader of '' Sveriges Fascistiska Kamporganisation'' (SFKO or Sweden's Fascist Combat Organization), during the 1930s. He led and was involved in various other fascist movements in Sweden and Europe after World War II, though he never had electoral success. He influenced the founding of far-right group Bevara Sverige Svenskt, which eventually became the modern political party the Sweden Democrats. He has gained posthumous notoriety due to his connections to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad. Early and personal life Family and education Per Claes Sven Edvard Engdahl was born in Jönköping on 25 February 1909. He was the son of Major Sven Edvard Engdahl and Karin Håkansson. He came from a conservative family with a strong military tradition. Engdahl attended Uppsala University, where he studied philosophy. He also took part in political debates there. He obtained a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Socialist Workers' Party (Sweden)
The National Socialist Workers' Party (''NSAP''; ) was a Swedish political party that initially espoused Nazism before adopting a more indigenous form of fascism. It was also widely infamous under the name (SSS, 'Swedish Socialist Gathering'), which was generally among the public called (, after their leader Sven Olov Lindholm). The party was revealed after WWII to have had well-organized plans, containing death lists of local Jews to be rounded up and deported and also plans for the construction of two Swedish concentration camps, in case of a Nazi German invasion of Sweden. Lindholm himself had planned to take the role as a "Swedish Quisling" if such an invasion had happened. The Swedish king Gustav V had friendly ties to the SSS/NSAP during the war. History The party was formed in 1933 by Sven Olov Lindholm after he left the Swedish National Socialist Party (SNSP), following a series of clashes over policy and personality. The NSAP initially acted as a simple mirror of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Olov Lindholm
Sven Olov Knutsson Lindholm (8 February 1903 – 26 April 1998) was a Swedish Nazi leader, active in far-right politics from the 1920s to the 1950s. This included leading the Nazi party named Svensk socialistisk samling (SSS; literally "Swedish Socialist Union"); despite its name, this party was widely regarded as propagating a fascist/Nazi ideology. In later years, during the 1970s and 1980s, he renounced his former anti-semitism, and stated he believed the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany had happened and that it was a crime. He quit the Nazi movement, and became a supporter of the political left and the peace movement. Biography Born in Jönköping Municipality, Lindholm joined the Swedish army at an early age, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Stationed in Stockholm, he was initially drawn to Elof Eriksson, a proto-fascist who emphasised anti-communism and anti-Semitism. He soon joined Konrad Hallgren in setting up the Sveriges Fascistiska Folkparti (Swedish Fasci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish National Socialist Party
The Swedish National Socialist Party (, abbreviated SNSP) was a Nazi political party in Sweden. Birger Furugård served as ''riksledare'' ('National Leader') of the party.Schön, Bosse. Svenskarna som stred för Hitler: ett historiskt reportage. Stockholm: DN, 1999. pp. 56-57 Organization The party was modeled after the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP).Thermaenius, Edvard. Sveriges politiska partier'. Stockholm: H. Geber, 1933. pp. 115-116 As National Leader, Furugård had full authority of all party affairs (mimicking the role of the ''Führer'' in the German party). Sven Olov Lindholm was the second-in-command in the party and the editor of ''Vår Kamp''. Furugård's two older brothers, Sigurd and Gunnar, also occupied key posts in the party leadership. There was a nine-member Party Staff, which had an advisory function towards the National Leader. Each of the nine had a specific task in the party hierarchy; *National Organization Chief *National Secretary ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Swedish People's League
The New Swedish People's League () was a Nazi organization in Sweden. The organization was founded on 19 January 1930, as members of the National Socialist People's Party of Sweden in western Sweden rebelled against the party leader Konrad Hallgren. Stig Bille was the leader of the New Swedish People's League. On 15 March 1930 the organization began publish '' Vår Kamp'' ('Our Struggle') as its organ. On 1 October 1930 the organization merged into the New Swedish National League.Carlsson, Holger. ''Nazismen i Sverige: ett varningsord''. Stockholm: Trots allt!, 1942. pp. 24, 69, 204.Sweden. ''Betänkande med förslag angående åtgärder mot statsfientlig verksamhet''. Stockholm: Iduns tryckeri, 1935. p. 62. In Uppsala, Per Engdahl Per Claes Sven Edvard Engdahl (25 February 1909 – 4 May 1994) was a leading Swedish far-right politician. He was a leader of '' Sveriges Fascistiska Kamporganisation'' (SFKO or Sweden's Fascist Combat Organization), during the 1930s. He led a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Fascistiska Kamporganisation
Fascist People's Party of Sweden (in Swedish: ''Sveriges Fascistiska Folkparti'') was a fascist and later Nazi political party in Sweden. History It was founded on 3 September 1926 by a circle around the fascist publication ''Nationen''. Its cadre was made up of members of the earlier ''Sveriges Fascistiska Kamporganisation'' ("Sweden's Fascist Combat Organisation", SFKO, initially called "Sveriges Fosterländska Kamporganisation", i.e "Sweden's pro-national combat organisation", in the start). (in Swedish) Retrieved 17 September 2019. Ideologically, the party was initially strongly influenced by and |
