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The Swedish Volunteer Battalion (, SFB) or the Hanko Battalion was a Swedish military unit consisting of 1,000 volunteers, including 800 Swedes, which participated in the siege of the Soviet naval fleet in the Battle of Hanko during the
The Swedish Volunteer Battalion (, SFB) or the Hanko Battalion was a Swedish military unit consisting of 1,000 volunteers, including 800 Swedes, which participated in the siege of the Soviet naval fleet in the Battle of Hanko during the Continuation War
The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...
of Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. The Volunteer Battalion succeeded the Swedish Volunteer Corps and preceded the Swedish Volunteer Company in World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
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History
The Swedish Volunteer Battalion was officially formed on 10 August 1941. One third of the Battalion's members had participated in theWinter War
The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peac ...
. The Battalion participated in the Battle of Hanko where 25 members of the battalion were killed and 75 were wounded.https://svenskafrivilliga.com/
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See also
* Swedish Volunteer Corps * Swedish Voluntary Air Force * Swedish Volunteer Company Anti-communist organizations in Sweden Collaboration with the Axis Powers Swedish volunteers in the Winter War Military units and formations of Finland in World War II Continuation War Battalions of Sweden Expatriate military units and formations Soviet Union–Sweden relations Swedish expatriates in Finland Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1941 {{Finland-org-stub