The Archive · 1940

Will Nazis Invade Sweden Next?

Ominous Flights Over Iron Mine Areas Continue by German Warplanes

Stockholm, May 24.

Fears of an imminent German. invasion of Sweden spread here today as German planes continued to violate neutral Swedish territory despite strong Swedish protests in Berlín.

German planes centred what appeared to be reconnoitring flights over the strategic Kiruna iron mine region again yesterday following reports of new, German deroands on Sweden.

Two German planes were sighted over the Kiruna mine area and were driven -of by Swedish anti-aircraft batteries yesterday after larger squadrons had flown over the area Wednesday.

Obsérvers here recalled that similar German flights: over Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg preceded German invasion of those countries.

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