Sweden Stamps
1939

Unlike other European countries during World War II, Sweden was able to maintain it's neutrality. However it was a difficult balancing act, with the Swedish Government sometimes breaching its neutrality status in favor of both Germany and later, the Western Allies.

During the German invasion of the Soviet Union (June 1941), Sweden allowed the Wehrmacht to use Swedish railways to transport the German 163rd Infantry Division along with heavy weapons from Norway to Finland. German soldiers traveling on leave between Norway and Germany were also allowed passage through Sweden (the so-called permittenttrafik). Iron ore was also sold to Germany throughout the war.

For the Allies, Sweden shared military intelligence and helped to train soldiers made up of refugees from Denmark and Norway, to be used in the liberation of their home countries. It also allowed the Allies to use Swedish airbases between 1944 and 1945.

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