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> Understood, I never really got why the Nazis left Sweden alone but did go after Norway and Denmark. And at the same time were so hell-bent on conquering the
by mariuolo 5y ago
> Understood, I never really got why the Nazis left Sweden alone but did go after Norway and Denmark.
And at the same time were so hell-bent on conquering the empty deserts in North Africa.
Because Sweden had a credible military. Not that she could have resisted indefinitely to a German invasion, but subduing her would have taken time the Axis did not have.
> And at the same time were so hell-bent on conquering the empty deserts in North Africa.
Sweden was neutral. Britain and Free France weren't.
> But those ball bearings and other parts helped kill a lot of allies.
Poland was an ally. It was split between Germany and the Soviet Union (and sold off to the Soviets after the war, but that was yet to come). Do you think Sweden should have sacrificed herself after seeing that?