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Originally Posted by Hesla
I visited a Norwegian Underground Museum in Oslo a few years ago... this is where i am getting this info from.
Neutral...
Sweden Allowed the Germans to walk through their land to attack Norway..... which was important because Norway's airstrips would provide good cover from British Airplanes.... as well as provide Germany with a stepping stone to attack Britain.
This is a point of resentment of the Swedes by many Norwegians.
However, Swedes and the Swedish government were also instrumental in allowing thousands of Norwegian under-grounders and citizens to escape the country into a safe haven.
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By your logic that means the French were allied with the Germans because German troops passed through Vichy France, which was still technically a French -neutral- country. The sweedes were not conquered like the French! You say... yes, but how long would it have taken? The Germans could have turned on them at any point of resistance and walked right through. They protected their people and their country by doing nothing. They benefited economically, kept their heads down, and still tried to be good guys by smuggling in refugess.