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Sweden was formally a [[non-belligerent]] nation throughout [[World War II]], but saw considerable military build-up as the level of threat from the [[Soviet Union]] or [[Nazi Germany]] increased. Between 10,000 and 20,000 Swedes fought as volunteers abroad, a majority of them in service of [[Finland]] during the [[Winter War]].

== Army ==

=== Small arms ===

In the early stages of the war, Sweden relied on a numerous army through [[conscription]] and the use of a [[Total defence|Total Defence]] policy. In 1945, the Swedish army had been modernized from the use of World War I weapons to semi-automatic rifles and high-tech firearms such as the [[Carl Gustav M/45|Carl Gustav]]. The infantry had also been equipped with a great deal of rocket launchers for anti-tank warfare, and the availability of artillery had increased drastically with the World War II build-up.

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| [[FN Model 1903|Pistol m/07]] || {{SWE}}||Semi-automatic pistol||Pistol m/07 || Unknown || 1907-1980's || License-built FN Browning 1903.
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| [[Walther P38|Pistol m/39]] || {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}||Semi-automatic pistol||Pistol m/39 || Unknown || 1939-???? ||-
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| [[Lahti L-35|Pistol m/40]] || {{FIN}}{{SWE}}||Semi-automatic pistol ||Pistol m/40<hr>Pistol m/40B || 100,000 ||1940-1990s || |License-built Lahti L-35, manufactured by [[Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag|Husqvarna]]
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| [[Suomi KP/-31|Kulsprutepistol m/37]] || {{FIN}}{{SWE}}||Submachine gun ||m/37<hr>m/37-39<hr>m/37-39F || 35,000 ||1939-1980s || |-
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| [[MP35|Kpist m/39]] || {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}||Submachine gun ||Kpist m/39 || Unknown ||1940s-???? || |-
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| [[Thompson submachine gun|Kpist m/40]] || {{USA}}||Submachine gun ||Kpist m/40 || 500 ||1940-1951 || | M1921 Thompson submachine gun.
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| [[Carl Gustav m/45|Kpist m/45]] || {{SWE}}||Submachine gun ||m/45 || 300,000 || 1945–2007 || |-
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| [[Swedish Mauser|Gevär m/96]] || {{SWE}}||Bolt-action rifle ||Karbin m/94<hr>Gevär m/96<hr>Gevär m/38<hr>Gevär m/41<hr>Gevär m/41B ||127,000<hr>535,000<hr>88,000<hr>5,300<hr>5,300 ||1895-1980s || |-
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| [[Karabiner 98k|Gevär m/39]] || {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}{{SWE}}||Bolt-action rifle ||m/39<hr>m/40||5,000||1939-1970s || |Modified German K98K's.
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| [[Automatgevär m/42]] || {{SWE}}||Self-loading rifle ||Ag m/42 ||30,000||1942-1960s || |-
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| [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle|Kulsprutegevär m/21, m/21-37, m/37]] || {{USA}}{{SWE}}|| Automatic rifle ||m/21<hr>m/37 ||Unknown||1921–1980 || |Modified M1918 Browning produced under license.
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| [[ZB vz. 26|Kg m/39]] ||{{}}|| Automatic rifle ||Kg m/39||Unknown||1939-???? || | -
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| [[Kulsprutegevär m/40|Kg m/40]] ||{{SWE}}|| Automatic rifle ||Kg m/40 ||5,000||1940-???? || |-
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| [[Schwarzlose MG M.07/12|Ksp m/14]] ||{{SWE}}||Medium machine gun ||Ksp m/14<hr>m/14-29 ||Unknown||1910s-1940s || |Standard mount.<hr>Ksp m/36 mount.
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| [[M1917 Browning machine gun|Ksp m/36]] ||{{SWE}}||Medium machine gun ||Ksp m/36||Unknown||1910s-???? || |Upgraded M1917 Browning produced under license.
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| [[Kulspruta m/42|Ksp m/42]]||{{USA}}<br />{{SWE}}||Medium machine gun ||Ksp m/42||1942–present || |License-built, modified [[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919]].
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| [[Solothurn S-18/1000|Pvkan m/39]] ||{{}}||Anti-tank rifle ||Pvkan m/39||1939–???? || | -
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| [[Carl Gustaf 20 mm recoilless rifle|Pvg m/42]] ||{{SWE}}||Recoilless anti-tank rifle ||Pvg m/42||1942–???? || | -
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| [[Bazooka|Raketgevär 46]] ||{{USA}}<br />{{SWE}}||Recoilless anti-tank weapon ||Raketgevär 46||Unknown||1940s-1960s || |License-built [[M1 Bazooka]]
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=== Armoured fighting vehicles ===

At the beginning of World War II, Sweden had a very low number of motorized vehicles, instead relying [[Dragoon|horses for transportation]]. When the war broke out in 1939, Sweden had one armoured division consisting of merely 13 light tanks, only 3 of which were considered to be modern (the remaining 10 had been in service since the 1920s). In 1945, the number of tanks serving the Swedish army had increased from 13 to more than 800.

'''Number of tanks pre-war:''' 14

'''Number of tanks in 1939:''' 29

'''Number of tanks in 1940:''' 38

'''Number of tanks in 1941:''' 135

'''Number of tanks in 1942:''' 373

'''Number of tanks in 1943:''' 544

'''Number of tanks in 1944:''' 795

'''Number of tanks in 1945:''' 795+

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| [[Pansarbil m/39|Pbil m/39]] || {{SWE}}||Armoured car||Pbil m/39<hr>Pbil m/40 || 15<hr>30 ||1939-1956<hr>1939-1960s || |Version with Scania-Vabis engine<hr>Version with [[Volvo]] engine.
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| [[Landsverk L180, L181 and L182|Pbil m/41]] ||{{SWE}}||Armoured car ||Pbil m/41||5||1933–1980 || |More than 50 produced, most of them sold to other countries before and during the war.
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| [[Landsverk L-120]] || {{SWE}}||Light tank ||L-120 ||1 || 1937–1940 || |Prototype in active service but never mass-produced.
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| [[Strv m/21-29]] || {{SWE}}||Light tank ||m/21<hr>m/21-29 ||10<hr>5 former m/21||1922-1939|| |Standard version<hr>Upgraded with new engine and electrical starter.
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| [[Strv m/30-31|Strv m/31]] || {{SWE}}||Light tank ||Strv m/31 ||3||1935–1940|| |Dug in as static bunkers for the [[Skåne Line]]
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| [[Strv m/37]] ||{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{SWE}}||Light tank ||Strv m/37 ||48 || 1938–1953 || |License-built version of the [[AH-IV]] with Scania-Vabis engines.
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| [[Strv L-60|L-60]] || {{SWE}}||Light tank ||Strv m/38<hr>Strv m/39<hr>Strv m/40L<hr>Strv m/40K||16<hr>20<hr>100<hr>80||1938-1957<hr>1940-1957<hr>1941-1957<hr>1943-1960|| |Landsverk L-60 In Swedish service.
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| [[Strv m/41]] ||{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{SWE}}||Light tank ||Strv m/41S1<hr>Strv m/41S2||116<hr>104||1942-1950s|| |License-built, upgraded version of the [[Panzer 38(t)|LT. vz. 38]].
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| [[Strv m/42]] ||{{SWE}}||Medium tank ||Strv m/42 TM<hr>Strv m/42 TH<hr>Strv m/42 EH<hr>Strv m/42 TV||100<hr>125+30 former TM<hr>57<hr>70 former TM||1943-????<hr>1943-1960<hr>1944-1960<hr>1944-1960|| |2 Scania-Vabis engines and electromagnetic gearboxes.<hr>2 Scania-Vabis engines and hydraulic gearboxes.<hr>1 Volve engine and a hydraulic gearbox.<hr>2 Scania-Vabis engines and a mechanical gearbox.
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| [[Sav m/43]] || {{SWE}}||Self-propelled artillery||Sav m/43||18||1944–1973 || |-
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| [[KP-bil|Tgbil m/42]] || {{SWE}}||Armoured personnel carrier ||Tgbil m/42 SKP<hr>Tgbil m/42 VKP ||262<hr>100 || 1944–2004 || |Manufactured by [[Scania-Vabis]]<hr>Manufactured by Volvo
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=== Artillery ===

Sweden's artillery corps was made to specialize in mobility and warfare in the Swedish homeland terrain, which mostly consisted of thick forests and small, remote towns. Anti-aircraft warfare was considered important even before the war began, due to Sweden's small aircraft capacity in the 1930s. The [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm]], a Swedish auto cannon, was exported to most warring countries in thousands of examples, making it the most common anti-aircraft weapon of the war.

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| [[Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun|Pvkan m/38]] || {{SWE}}||Light [[anti-tank gun]]||m/34<hr>m/38<hr>m/38F||Unknown||1935-???? || |37mm Bofors AT gun.
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| [[m/40 Automatic cannon|Lvakan m/40]] || {{SWE}}||Anti-aircraft autocannon||m/40||2,592<ref name="SMHS_116"/>||1940-???? || |20mm Bofors AA gun.
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| [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Lvakan m/36]] || {{SWE}}||Anti-aircraft autocannon||m/36<hr>m/36A<hr>m/36H<hr>m/36P<hr>m/38<hr>m/39||924<ref name="MH1015"/>||1934–present || |40mm Bofors L/60 AA gun.
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| [[Bofors 75 mm Model 1929]] || {{SWE}}||Anti-aircraft gun||7.5&nbsp;cm m/30<hr>8&nbsp;cm m/29||350<ref name="MH1015">''Militärhistoria'' issue 10, 2015</ref>||1930–present || |Another 8 bought by Finland, 36 by the [[Netherlands]] and dozens by Hungary
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| [[Bofors 75 mm Model 1934]] || {{SWE}}||[[Mountain gun]]||Bofors 75&nbsp;mm||74<ref name="SMHS_116">{{cite web |url=http://www.smhs.eu/gallery_116.html |title=7,5 cm fältkanon m/35A - Smålands Militärhistoriska Sällskap • SMHS |website=www.smhs.eu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204065955/http://www.smhs.eu/gallery_116.html |archive-date=2012-12-04}} </ref>||1934-???? || |-
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| [[10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927|10.5 cm kanon modell 1927]] || {{SWE}}||Heavy field gun||Model 1927||4 in the [[Swedish Coastal Artillery|coastal artillery]], many more in the army||1927–1945 || |-
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| [[10.5 cm kanon m/34|Kanon m/34]] || {{SWE}}||Heavy field gun||m/34||68||1942-???? || |-
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| [[Bofors 12 cm m/14]] || {{SWE}}||Towed howitzer||m/14||Unknown||????-???? || |-
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| [[Haubits m/40]] || {{SWE}}||Towed howitzer||m/40||400 total||1940-???? || |-
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In addition to these weapons, Sweden also possessed 9 unspecified heavy anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of 105&nbsp;mm.<ref name="MH1015"/>

== Navy ==
The Swedish government saw a strong naval defense against a possible [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion as a high priority during World War II, and like with the rest of Sweden's military the [[Swedish Royal Navy|Royal Navy]] lived through an enormous enhancement, ending up as the second-strongest naval power of the [[Baltic Sea]] after the Soviet Union.

===Coastal defence ships===

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| [[Sverige-class coastal defence ship|''Sverige'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Coastal defence ship]]||{{HSwMS|Drottning Victoria}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Gustav V}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Sverige}}||3||1915-1957 || 
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| [[HSwMS Oscar II|''Oscar II'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Coastal defence ship]]||{{HSwMS| Oscar II}}||1||1905-1950 || 
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| [[Äran-class coastal defence ship|''Äran'' class]] || {{SWE}}||[[Coastal defence ship]]||{{HSwMS|Manligheten}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Tapperheten|1901|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Äran}}||3||1901-1950 || 
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===Cruisers===

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| [[HSwMS Gotland (1933)|''Gotland'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Aircraft cruiser|Seaplane cruiser]]||{{HSwMS|Gotland|1933|6}}||1||1933-1963 || |The Swedish response to an aircraft carrier, able to carry 8 [[Hawker Osprey#Osprey|Hawker Osprey]]
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| [[Tre Kronor-class cruiser|''Tre Kronor'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Cruiser]]||{{HSwMS|Göta Lejon}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Tre Kronor}}||2||1944-1984|| |The ''Göta Lejon'' was launched on 17 November 1945, 94 days after the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II
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| [[HSwMS Fylgia|''Fylgia'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Armoured cruiser]]||{{HSwMS|Fylgia}}||1||1905-1957|| |The HSwMS ''Fylgia'' is the smallest armoured cruiser ever to be launched
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| [[HSwMS Clas Fleming|''Clas Fleming'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Cruiser|Mine cruiser]]||{{HSwMS|Clas Fleming}}||1||1912-1960 ||

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| [[:sv:Örnen-klass|''Örnen'' class]]||{{SWE}}||[[Torpedo cruiser]]||[[:sv:HMS Örnen|HSwMS Örnen]]||1||1897-1947|| |Used as a cadet ship from 1926
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===Destroyers===
'''Number of destroyers pre-war:''' 13

'''Number of destroyers in 1939:''' 14

'''Number of destroyers in 1940:''' 19

'''Number of destroyers in 1941:''' 20

'''Number of destroyers in 1942:''' 23

'''Number of destroyers in 1943:''' 27

'''Number of destroyers in 1944:''' 28

'''Number of destroyers in 1945:''' 28
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| [[Göteborg-class destroyer|''Göteborg'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Destroyer]]||HSwMS ''Göteborg''<hr>HSwMS ''Stockholm''<hr>HSwMS ''Malmö''<hr>HSwMS ''Karlskrona''<hr>HSwMS ''Norrköping''<hr>HSwMS ''Gävle''||6||1935-1962<hr>1936-1965<hr>1938-1970<hr>1939-1979<hr>1940-1965<hr>1941-1968 || |After World War II, all ships were rebuilt as [[frigate]]s
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| [[Spica-class torpedo boat|''Romulus'' class]] ||{{Flag icon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]||[[Destroyer]]/[[torpedo boat]]||HSwMS ''Romulus''<hr>{{HSwMS|Remus|28|6}}||2||1940-1958|| |Originally torpedo boats, rebuilt as destroyers for patrolling the [[Baltic Sea]]
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| [[Sella-class destroyer|''Psilander'' class]] ||{{Flag icon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]||Destroyer||{{HSwMS|Psilander|18|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Puke|19|6}}||2||1940-1947|| |-
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| [[Vidar-class destroyer|''Vidar'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||HSwMS'' Wale''<hr>HSwMS ''Ragnar''<hr>HSwMS ''Sigurd''<hr>HSwMS ''Vidar''<hr>HSwMS ''Wale''||4||1909-1947<hr>1909-1947<hr>1910-1947<hr>1908-1940|| |-
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| [[Wrangel-class destroyer|''Wrangel'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||HSwMS ''Wachtmeister''<hr>HSwMS ''Wrangel''||2||1917-1947|| |-
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| [[Ehrensköld-class destroyer|''Ehrensköld'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||{{HSwMS|Ehrensköld|11|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Nordenskjöld|12|6}}||2||1926-1963|| |-
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| [[Klas-class destroyer|Klas class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||HSwMS ''Klas Horn''<hr>HSwMS ''Klas Uggla''||2||1932-1958<hr>1932-1942|| |-
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| [[Mode-class destroyer|''Mode'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||{{HSwMS|Magne|30|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Mjölner|32|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Mode|29|6}}<hr>{{HSwMS|Munin|31|6}}||4||1942-1966<hr>1942-1966<hr>1942-1970<hr>1943-1968|| |-
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| [[Visby-class destroyer|''Visby'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Destroyer||HSwMS ''Hälsingborg''<hr>HSwMS ''Kalmar''<hr>HSwMS ''Sundsvall''<hr>HSwMS ''Visby''||4||1943-1978<hr>1944-1978<hr>1943-1982<hr>1943-1982|| |-
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===Submarine chasers===
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| [[Jägaren-class submarine chaser|''Jägaren'' class]] ||{{SWE}}||Submarine chaser||HSwMS ''Jägaren''<hr>HSwMS ''Kaparen''<hr>HSwMS ''Snapphanen''<hr>HSwMS ''Väktaren''||4||1932-1959<hr>1933-1959<hr>1934-1959<hr> 1934-1959 || 
The ship type was called ”vedettbåt” in Swedish used in anti-submarine warfare and for mine clearance. Equipped with two 75&nbsp;mm guns, anti-aircraft guns and depth charges.
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===Patrol boats===
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| [[:sv:HMS Edöfjärd|''A'' class]]||{{SWE}}||[[Patrol boat]]|| The ship type was called ”vedettbåt” in Swedish. 40 boats where built for the coastal artillery. The boats where equipped with one 37&nbsp;mm M/89 canon and had a crew of six men.
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===Mine warfare ships===
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| [[HSwMS Älvsnabben|'' Älvsnabben '' class]] ||{{SWE}}||[[Mine layer]]||{{HSwMS|Älvsnabben }}||1||1943-1982 ||
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===Auxiliary ships===
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| [[HSwMS Patricia (1940)|HSwMS ''Patricia'']] ||{{SWE}}||[[Submarine tender]]||{{HSwMS|Patricia|1940|6}}||1||1940-1971 || |Passenger ship purchased by the Swedish navy and converted to a submarine tender. Transported Swedish crew members for sailing the four Italian destroyers purchased by the Swedish navy home to Sweden.
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| {{HSwMS|Dristigheten}} ||{{SWE}}||[[Seaplane tender]]||{{HSwMS|Dristigheten}}||1||1900-1947 ||40|An improved ''Oden''-class coastal defence ship and sole member of her class. Converted to a depot ship/seaplane tender in 1927
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| [[:sv:HMS Jacob Bagge|HSwMS ''Jacob Bagge'']]||{{SWE}}||[[Training ship]]||{{HSwMS|Jacob Bagge}}||1||1898-1947 ||40|Originally an ''Örnen''-class torpedo cruiser. Converted to a seaplane tender (1927-1935) then to a training ship from 1941 and onwards.
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| ''[[:sv:S/S Drottning Victoria (1909)|Hjkr 3 Drottning Victoria]]''||{{SWE}}||[[Support cruiser]]||''Hjkr 3 Drottning Victoria''||1||1939-1945 ||40|Passenger liner called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Converted to a minelaying cruiser as there was a shortage of minelayers in 1939 because minelayer HSwMS ''Clas Fleming'' was undergoing modernization.
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| ''[[:sv:Hjkr 4 Waria|Hjkr 4 Waria]]''||{{SWE}}||[[Support cruiser]]||Hjkr 4 Waria||1||1939-1945 ||40|Civilian cargo ship called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Waria was called in to service due to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland. Rebuilt at Finnboda shipyard and completed on April 5, 1940 to suit her new role. She was used mainly as an escort ship. She was returned to Sveabolaget for civil duties in 1945.
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| ''[[:sv:Hjkr 5 Warun|Hjkr 5 Warun]]''||{{SWE}}||[[Support cruiser]]||Hjkr 5 Warun||1||1939-1945 ||40|Civilian cargo ship called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Warun was called into service because of the outbreak of the Finnish Winter War on November 30. In 1939 she was rebuilt at Finnboda Shipyard to suit her new role in the navy. The ship was mainly used in escort duties. She was returned to Sveabolaget for civil duties in 1945.
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| ''[[:sv:Hjkr 10 Fidra|Hjkr 10 Fidra]]''||{{SWE}}||[[Support cruiser]]||Hjkr 10 Fidra||1||1939-1945 ||40| Civilian cargo ship called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Fidra was rebuilt at Götaverken shipyards in Gothenburg to suit her new role and was completed on April 2, 1940. She replaced the auxiliary cruiser ''Drottning Viktoria'' (Hjkr 3) as a minelayer. She was returned to Sveabolaget in for civil duties 1945.

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| ''[[:sv:Hjkr 14 Wiros|Hjkr 14 Wiros]]''||{{SWE}}||[[Support cruiser]]||Hjkr 14 Wiros||1||1939-1945 ||40| Civilian cargo ship called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Wiros was called in as an auxiliary cannon boat due to the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 and was rebuilt at Gävle shipyard. During the rebuilding she was classified as an auxiliary cruiser and was mainly used for escort duties. She was returned to Sveabolaget for civil duties in 1945.
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== Air force ==
Sweden's air force at the beginning of World War II was relatively small and lacked modern radar systems, engines, or weaponry. This changed during the build-up in the 1940s, though, eventually providing Sweden with an aircraft storage that was both numerous and of high quality, in preparation for the Cold War.

===Fighter aircraft===

Just as the rest of the Swedish Armed Forces, the number of fighter aircraft increased drastically from 98 before the war to almost 600 in 1945. 239 additional aircraft were manufactured immediately after the war.

'''Number of fighters pre-war:''' 98

'''Number of fighters in 1939:''' 158

'''Number of fighters in 1940:''' 290

'''Number of fighters in 1941:''' 290

'''Number of fighters in 1942:''' 485

'''Number of fighters in 1943:''' 485

'''Number of fighters in 1944:''' 485

'''Number of fighters in 1945:''' 593

'''Number of fighters post-war:''' 832

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| [[Fokker C.V|J 3]] ||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]||Biplane fighter aircraft||J 3B||7||1930-1945 || |Another 8 aircraft were in use prior to the war
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| [[Svenska Aero Jaktfalken|J 6]] || {{SWE}}||Biplane fighter aircraft||J 6<hr>J 6A<hr>J 6B||7<hr>3<hr>7||1929–1941 || |3 donated to Finland for the [[Winter War]]
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| [[Bristol Bulldog|J 7]] || {{UK}}||Biplane reconnaissance aircraft||J 7||11||1930–1940 || |2 donated to Finland for the Winter War
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| [[Gloster Gladiator|J 8]] || {{UK}}<br />{{SWE}}||Biplane reconnaissance aircraft||J 8<hr>J 8A||37<hr>18||1937-1942<hr>1938-1945 || |Some [[Sweden and the Winter War|used in Finland]]
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| [[Seversky P-35|J 9]] || {{USA}}||Fighter aircraft||J 9||60||1940–1951|| |Sweden's first [[monoplane]] aircraft
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| [[Fiat CR.42|J 11]] || {{Flag icon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]||Biplane fighter aircraft||J 11||72||1940–1946|| |-
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| [[Reggiane Re.2000|J 20]] || {{Flag icon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]||Fighter aircraft||J 12||60||1939–1945|| |-
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| [[Saab 21|J 21]] ||{{SWE}}||Fighter and attack aircraft||J 21A-1||54||1945–1949|| |Another 128 aircraft were built immediately after the war
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| [[FFVS 22|J 22]] ||{{SWE}}||Fighter aircraft||J 22A<hr>J 22B||143<hr>55||1942–1952|| |Numbers may not be correct for the World War II era; some may have been built in 1946
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| [[North American P-51 Mustang|J 26]] ||{{USA}}||Fighter aircraft||P-51B<hr>P-51D||2<hr>52||1945–1954|| |Originally P-51 Mustang, another 111 aircraft purchased immediately after the war
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===Bomber aircraft===

During World War II the Swedish government maintained a neutral (alternatively, defensive) stance and thus saw no priority in adding offensive aircraft to the air force. Despite this, a fairly large number of bombers and ground-attack aircraft served in the Swedish air force during World War II and after, possibly for intimidation purposes - in fact, after 1940, Sweden had more bombers than fighter aircraft. These offensive aircraft may have been meant to attack Soviet naval bases in the [[Baltic Sea]], and some of the later designs could even reach [[Moscow]] with full payload.

'''Number of bombers pre-war:''' 88

'''Number of bombers in 1939:''' 116

'''Number of bombers in 1940:''' 276

'''Number of bombers in 1941:''' 346

'''Number of bombers in 1942:''' 534

'''Number of bombers in 1943:''' 743

'''Number of bombers in 1944:''' 775

'''Number of bombers in 1945:''' 879

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:left"|Name
! style="text-align:left"|Origin
! style="text-align:left"|Type
! style="text-align:left"|Versions
! style="text-align:left"|Quantity
! style="text-align:left"|In service
! style="text-align:left"|Notes
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 86|B 3]] || {{Flag icon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]||Bomber aircraft||B 3<hr>B 3A<hr>B 3B<hr>B 3C<hr>B 3D||3<hr>35<hr>2<hr>16<hr>16||1936-1948<hr>1937-1958<hr>1937-1958<hr>1939-1944<hr>1941-1958 || |72 total
|-
| [[Hawker Hart|B 4]] || {{UK}}||Biplane bomber||B 4<hr>B 4A||3<hr>42||1937–1947 || |5 used in the Winter War
|-
| [[Northrop A-17|B 5]] || {{USA}}||Ground attack aircraft||B 5A<hr>B 5B<hr>B 5C||1<hr>64<hr>38||1938-1942<hr>1940-1950<hr>1941-1950 || |103 total
|-
| [[Seversky P-35|B 6]] || {{USA}}<br />{{SWE}}||Ground attack aircraft||B 6||2||1940-1953 || |More were ordered but never entered service
|-
| [[Caproni Ca.313|B 16]] ||{{Flag icon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]<br />{{SWE}}||Light bomber<hr>Reconnaissance aircraft<hr>Reconnaissance aircraft<hr>Torpedo bomber<hr>Light transport||B 16A<hr>S 16A<hr>S 16B<hr>T 16A<hr>Tp 16A||30<hr>66<hr>14<hr>14<hr>2||1940-1943<hr>1940-1945<hr>1942-1945<hr>1941-1942<hr>1941-1946|| |126 total
|-
| [[Saab 17]] ||{{SWE}}||Bomber and reconnaissance aircraft||B 17<hr>B 17B<hr>B 17C<hr>S 17BL<hr>S 17BS||132<hr>54<hr>77<hr>64<hr>56||1943-1948<hr>1942-1945<hr>1943-1947<hr>1942-1949<hr>1942-1949|| |383 total
|-
| [[Saab 18]] ||{{SWE}}||Bomber and reconnaissance aircraft||B 18A<hr>B 18B||62<hr>120||1944-1947<hr>1945-1958|| |-
|-
| [[Heinkel HD 16|T 1]] || {{Flag icon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]<br />{{SWE}}||Torpedo bomber||T 1||2||1928–1939|| |-
|-
| [[Heinkel He 115|T 2]] || {{Flag icon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]||Torpedo bomber seaplane||T 2||12||1939–1948|| |-
|-
|}

===Auxiliary aircraft===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:left"|Name
! style="text-align:left"|Origin
! style="text-align:left"|Type
! style="text-align:left"|Versions
! style="text-align:left"|Quantity
! style="text-align:left"|In service
! style="text-align:left"|Notes
|-
| [[Junkers F.13|Trp 1]] ||{{Flag icon|Weimar Republic}} [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]||Small passenger transport aircraft||Trp 1||3||1928-1946|| |The world's first all-metal transport aircraft
|-
| [[Junkers W 34|Trp 2]] ||{{Flag icon|Weimar Republic}} [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]||Passenger and transport aircraft||Trp 2<hr>Trp 2A||0<hr>2||1933-1945|| |One Trp 2 was in use until 1935
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragonfly|Trp 3]] ||{{UK}}||Light transport aircraft||Trp 3||1||1936-1942|| |-
|-
| [[Beechcraft Model 18|Trp 4]] ||{{USA}}||Trainer and utility aircraft||Trp 4||1||1940-1953|| |-
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52|Tp 5]] ||{{Flag icon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]||Transport aircraft||Tp 5||5||1940-1945|| |-
|-
| [[Fairchild 24|Tp 6]] ||{{USA}}||[[STOL]] aircraft||Tp 6||1||1940-1941|| |-
|-
| [[Miles Falcon|Tp 7]] ||{{UK}}||Transport and trainer aircraft||Tp 7||1||1940-1944|| |Still preserved in flying condition
|-
| [[Waco Standard Cabin Series|Tp 8]] ||{{USA}}||Biplane transport aircraft||Tp 8<hr>[[Waco Custom Cabin Series|Tp 8A]]||3<hr>1||1940-????|| |-
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 86|Tp 9]] ||{{Flag icon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]||Bomber, reconnaissance and airliner||Tp 9||1||1940-????|| |-
|-
| [[Fokker F.VIII|Tp 10]] ||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]||Airliner||Tp 10||1||1942-1944|| |-
|-
| [[RWD-13|Tp 11]] ||{{POL}}||Reconnaissance aircraft||Tp 11||1||1939-1951|| |-
|-
| [[Götaverken GV 38|Tp 12]] ||{{SWE}}||Reconnaissance aircraft||GV 38||6||1941-1945|| |-
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of equipment of the Swedish Armed Forces]]
*[[Military equipment of Sweden during the Cold War]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Sources and further reading ==
*http://www.beredskapstid.se/cms/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=76
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120109074948/http://www.sphf.se/Axvall/samling.htm
*http://www2.landskrona.se/kultur/landsverk/militart/pansarstart.html
*http://ww2db.com/country/sweden

[[Category:World War II military equipment of Sweden]]