Polity Cnd. Sweden and Germany

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During World War I the Swedes were forced to make an agreement with the Germans according to which Sweden and Germany shared the Åland Islands.

Establishment

  • March 1918: On 28 February, a naval unit of the battleships SMS Westfalen and SMS Rheinland, commanded by the admiral Hugo Meurer, left Danzig to Åland. The following day, the Swedes were forced to make a deal with the Germans. According to the agreement, Sweden and Germany now shared the Åland Islands.

Chronology

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1. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

  • March 1918: On 28 February, a naval unit of the battleships SMS Westfalen and SMS Rheinland, commanded by the admiral Hugo Meurer, left Danzig to Åland. The following day, the Swedes were forced to make a deal with the Germans. According to the agreement, Sweden and Germany now shared the Åland Islands.
  • May 1918: The last Swedes retreated from the Åland Islands on 26 May 1918.

Disestablishment

  • May 1918: The last Swedes retreated from the Åland Islands on 26 May 1918.