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Swedish Volunteer Battalion


Swedish Volunteer Battalion


The Swedish Volunteer Battalion (Swedish: Svenska frivilligbataljonen, SFB) or the Hanko Battalion was a Swedish military unit consisting of 1,000 volunteers, including 800 Swedes, which participated in the siege of the Soviet naval fleet in the Battle of Hanko during the Continuation War of Finland. The Volunteer Battalion succeeded the Swedish Volunteer Corps and preceded the Swedish Volunteer Company in World War II.

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See also

  • Swedish Volunteer Corps
  • Swedish Voluntary Air Force
  • Swedish Volunteer Company



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