Sweden, like Switzerland, assumed a stance of armed neutrality. Norway and Denmark had been occupied by the Germans, Iceland by the Americans and Finland was engaged in the War against Russia. I say, good for Sweden and Switzerland.
In the perverse Nazi racial ideology, Scandinavians were seen as the purest of Aryans, trumping even the Germans themselves, secure in their northern racial redoubt.
In Hitler's vision, once the War in Europe had been settled on terms favorable to the Nazis, Sweden and the Netherlands along with Denmark, Norway and ultimately Switzerland would be conscripted into Grosser Deutschland.
“Schveden vas schippin’ as much iron ore to Shermany as ze Shermans could pay for.”
- Do your homework.
What country supplied Luftwaffe with tons of fuel prior to the outbreak of WW2?
Many Swedish companies didn’t shun lucrative business opportunities closely connected to the rise and of Nazi Germany, no, - and neither did British, French and American ones.
WW2 is a tragedy all of the West bears responsiblity of.
We all gave in to evil.
Where were the Americans and Britons when Germany invaded Norway and Denmark or when Soviet attacked Finland??
My father’s uncle was shot in Finland during WW2 by Soviet forces (he survived though). I speak for him here.