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due their perceived Arianism by Germany As opposed to Denmark and Norway? It's more likely that the Germans got what they wanted anyway (Sweden sold Germany a
by m_eiman 13y ago
due their perceived Arianism by Germany
As opposed to Denmark and Norway? It's more likely that the Germans got what they wanted anyway (Sweden sold Germany a lot of steel) and didn't have resources to occupy Sweden just for the principle of it.
- a8da6b0c91d 13y agoIt's not like they had any particular interest in Norway, either. It was only about preventing the Brits from setting up shop, which they were in fact poised to do.
- sebcat 13y agoIt was also about securing Narvik, a very important harbor at the time.
- mcv 13y agoNorway was pretty important. Hitler wanted lots of coastline from which to send hidden submarines to torpedo British shipping. And Norway has lots of coastline with convenient fjords to hide stuff in. Denmark was important both as the gateway to Norway, and to control the gateway to the Baltic. With those two in German hands, they didn't need Sweden anymore.
- forkandwait 13y agoProbably no one is reading, but .... Sweden somewhat collaborated with Germany during WWII as well, and probably got a break therefrom, though they also helped the allies and some Scandinavian Jews. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_in_World_War_II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_in_World_War_II