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  1. March 1940: The Allies' Failed Invasion of Norway and Sweden

    I wonder if those may have been members of the new Home Guard units. While Sweden's military taken as a whole was no match to Britain let alone France, Sweden had several hundred military aircraft, a couple dozen tanks, and about 100,000 (!) men deployed to guard against a Soviet invasion...
  2. March 1940: The Allies' Failed Invasion of Norway and Sweden

    True, but IOTL they were fighting the Germans. In ATL they were thrashed by two countries they had no business losing to, if the campaign had been properly planned: Norway and Sweden. It would be as if during the middle of WW2, instead of focusing on Germany and Japan, the U.S. had decided to...
  3. March 1940: The Allies' Failed Invasion of Norway and Sweden

    (This is my first post, so apologies in advance if I unwittingly violate any conventions. I'm grateful for any suggestions or advice.) I haven't found a thread quite like this, so here goes. In 1940 Germany was extremely dependent on iron ore from Sweden, to such an extent that the Allies...
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