On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:47:16 +0100, Bradipus wrote:
> Kelbert Hawsing, 21:52, luned́ 23 gennaio 2012:
>
>>>Well given the choice between the UK not getting vital
>>>supplies and a third rate infantry division I think I'd take
>>>the UK being inconvenienced.
>>
>> Fide Wikipedia, the German garrison in Norway was counted in
>> hundred of thousands. Sweden is easier terrain, but larger and
>> more populous. I doubt that one division would be anywhere
>> near sufficient. Apparently even Denmark has a garrison of
>> 200,000 troops.
>>
>> http://www.milhist.dk/besattelsen/ww2stat/ww2stat.html
>
>
> Of course Norway and Danemark were more in danger of Allied
> invasion than an occupied *Sweden.
Plus the Germans would have picked up troops in a Free Corps Sweden,
considering that Norway gave 50000, I would expect that Sweden would give a
quite a bit too.
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