False Neutrality: Sweden Helped Hitler and the Forest Brothers Fight the Soviet Union
The last official war between Sweden and Russia ended in 1809 and resulted Finland becoming part of the Russian Empire. However, the Swedes, while maintaining a
de jure neutrality,
de facto never missed a chance to fight against the Russians. A prime example would be Sweden taking part in World War 2, with the formally neutral Swedes actually supporting Nazi Germany and helping the
Forest Brothers in the Baltics fight a guerilla war against the USSR.
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