IKEA founder's nazism
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4113201,00.html
Not surprising. Long-time readers of this blog will note my continuing disdain for the idea of "neutral" Sweden during the war. It was a somewhat passive ally of hitler's, semi-secretly contributing its navy, its territory and some troops to the nazi cause. The cooperation is ignored in most 'pop' histories of the period. Add in the usual geopolitical machinations of the war and post war periods, and you have a nice whitewash of the whole thing.
The politics of the War was much more complicated than is generally presented, and sometime people luck out because of that. The "Three S's" are an example, (Sweden, Switzerland, & Spain).
Not surprising. Long-time readers of this blog will note my continuing disdain for the idea of "neutral" Sweden during the war. It was a somewhat passive ally of hitler's, semi-secretly contributing its navy, its territory and some troops to the nazi cause. The cooperation is ignored in most 'pop' histories of the period. Add in the usual geopolitical machinations of the war and post war periods, and you have a nice whitewash of the whole thing.
The politics of the War was much more complicated than is generally presented, and sometime people luck out because of that. The "Three S's" are an example, (Sweden, Switzerland, & Spain).
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