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The Swedish Volunteer Company, The Svir Company, was a company of Swedish volunteer soldiers in the Finnish Army during the Continuation War fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. In January 1942, the company succeeded the Swedish Volunteer Battalion that was disestablished after the Battle of Hanko in December 1941. The Swedish Volunteer Company fought on the Svir Front in Finnish-occupied East Karelia in the Soviet Union, giving it its nickname of The Svir Company.

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Gyllenhaal, Lars, Westberg, Lennart, Svenskar i krig 1914-1945 (e-book version), Historiska Media, 2014, chapter I Finländsk tjänst 1914–1944, section Svirkompaniet.

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-The '''Swedish Volunteer Company''', ''The Svir Company'', was a [[Company (military unit)|company]] of Swedish [[List of foreign volunteers|volunteer soldiers]] in the [[Finnish Army]] during the [[Continuation War]] (1941–1944). In January 1942, it succeeded the [[Swedish Volunteer Battalion]] that was disestablished after the [[Battle of Hanko (1941)|Battle of Hanko]] in December 1941.
+The '''Swedish Volunteer Company''', ''The Svir Company'', was a [[Company (military unit)|company]] of Swedish [[List of foreign volunteers|volunteer soldiers]] in the [[Finnish Army]] during the [[Continuation War]] fought by [[Finland]] and [[Nazi Germany]] against the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]]. In January 1942, the company succeeded the [[Swedish Volunteer Battalion]] that was disestablished after the [[Battle of Hanko (1941)|Battle of Hanko]] in December 1941. The Swedish Volunteer Company fought on the [[Svir]] Front in [[Finnish military administration in Eastern Karelia|Finnish-occupied East Karelia]] in the Soviet Union, giving it its nickname of ''The Svir Company''.
 == History ==
+== References ==
+Gyllenhaal, Lars, Westberg, Lennart, ''Svenskar i krig 1914-1945 (e-book version)'', Historiska Media, 2014, chapter ''I Finländsk tjänst 1914–1944'', section ''Svirkompaniet''.