Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
Our ability to fight back ? We’re screwed...ORIGINAL: Orm
Well. It also depends on your neighbours. And your ability to fight back. Alone, or with help.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Hello everyone,
Neutrality... we tried it. Didn’t work out so well.[8|]
Well. I am sure that many have thought we would have been next. But the risk for that, in my humble opinion, was very low. Germany, and USSR, was at this point allies. Germany had allowed USSR to 'handle' Finland. It is doubtful that Germany would let USSR go to war, and occupy, Sweden. Germany, after all, expected to eventually fight USSR, and Germany wanted to continue to buy the Swedish iron ore.ORIGINAL: rustysi
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: rustysi
No,no. The Swedes also haven't fought a war in many years as well.[;)]
Many Swedes went to fight in the Winter War . . .
Possibly, don't know. Maybe they figured they were next.[:D]
Yea. My thinking as well. [:(] [:D]ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Our ability to fight back ? We’re screwed...ORIGINAL: Orm
Well. It also depends on your neighbours. And your ability to fight back. Alone, or with help.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Hello everyone,
Neutrality... we tried it. Didn’t work out so well.[8|]
Help ? We had the French rushing to our defense ... yeah, we’re even more screwed...[8|][:D]
I think we were rather good during the first years of WWII to fake that we had a good defence. And later on, when this got more dicey, we actually had a decent defence. And Germany didn't really have a lot of extra units over to invade Sweden at that point.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Our ability to fight back ? We’re screwed...ORIGINAL: Orm
Well. It also depends on your neighbours. And your ability to fight back. Alone, or with help.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Hello everyone,
Neutrality... we tried it. Didn’t work out so well.[8|]
Help ? We had the French rushing to our defense ... yeah, we’re even more screwed...[8|][:D]
Off course, you wouldn’t. Who would ?ORIGINAL: Orm
I would never do that. Trust me. [8D]
Interesting story.ORIGINAL: Orm
I think we were rather good during the first years of WWII to fake that we had a good defence. And later on, when this got more dicey, we actually had a decent defence. And Germany didn't really have a lot of extra units over to invade Sweden at that point.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Our ability to fight back ? We’re screwed...ORIGINAL: Orm
Well. It also depends on your neighbours. And your ability to fight back. Alone, or with help.
Help ? We had the French rushing to our defense ... yeah, we’re even more screwed...[8|][:D]
For example, my grandfather got called into the Army during the German invasion of Norway. He was sent to the Norwegian border. Once there he was sent to guard the border. He complained that he hadn't been given any weapon so they gave him a stick that was supposed to look as a rifle from the distance... He could, from time to time, see the German guards in the distance...
Note that one reason for the rifle shortage was because the Swedish rifles in the reserve storage had been 'sold' to Finland and had yet to be fully replaced.
ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Well, being so far...
; Julia Child
ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Interesting story.ORIGINAL: Orm
I think we were rather good during the first years of WWII to fake that we had a good defence. And later on, when this got more dicey, we actually had a decent defence. And Germany didn't really have a lot of extra units over to invade Sweden at that point.ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Our ability to fight back ? We’re screwed...
Help ? We had the French rushing to our defense ... yeah, we’re even more screwed...[8|][:D]
For example, my grandfather got called into the Army during the German invasion of Norway. He was sent to the Norwegian border. Once there he was sent to guard the border. He complained that he hadn't been given any weapon so they gave him a stick that was supposed to look as a rifle from the distance... He could, from time to time, see the German guards in the distance...
Note that one reason for the rifle shortage was because the Swedish rifles in the reserve storage had been 'sold' to Finland and had yet to be fully replaced.
I haven’t read on the subject for a long time, but as far as I remember, only the Allied powers had plans to occupy the iron-mining region of Sweden, as the Germans were all too happy to buy the ore.
; Julia ChildORIGINAL: Ambassador
Hello everyone,
Neutrality... we tried it. Didn’t work out so well.[8|]
The United States sold half a million rifles to the UK after Dunkirk. Then, when the US mobilized and drafted a military, the men trained with broomsticks because there were not enough rifles to go around.
The British used WWI era Lee-Enfield rifles right through WWII and post-war fighting in Burma and Malaya. (maybe even Korea too!) They did get some Brens and Stens in their units, but most riflemen had this sturdy but heavy rifle to lug around. Fortunately it was reliable and accurate.ORIGINAL: rustysi
The United States sold half a million rifles to the UK after Dunkirk. Then, when the US mobilized and drafted a military, the men trained with broomsticks because there were not enough rifles to go around.
Those rifles were the Springfield. At that time we were already transitioning to the Garand.
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
The British used WWI era Lee-Enfield rifles right through WWII and post-war fighting in Burma and Malaya. (maybe even Korea too!) They did get some Brens and Stens in their units, but most riflemen had this sturdy but heavy rifle to lug around. Fortunately it was reliable and accurate.ORIGINAL: rustysi
The United States sold half a million rifles to the UK after Dunkirk. Then, when the US mobilized and drafted a military, the men trained with broomsticks because there were not enough rifles to go around.
Those rifles were the Springfield. At that time we were already transitioning to the Garand.
; Julia Child
