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Bengt Rütgersson Essén (12 August 1920 – 13 August 2020) was a Swedish high school principal and a veteran of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Finland, Finnish Army, Finnish Defence Forces, Foreign support of Finland in the Winter War, Haparanda, Japan, Karelian Isthmus, Nazism, Norway, Salla, Solna, Soviet Union, Swedish Volunteer Corps, Winter War, World War II, Yokohama.

  2. 20th-century Swedish educators
  3. Heads of schools in Sweden
  4. Swedish centenarians
  5. Swedish soldiers
  6. Swedish volunteers in the Winter War

Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnish Army

The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.

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Finnish Defence Forces

The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) (Puolustusvoimat, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland.

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Foreign support of Finland in the Winter War

Foreign support in the Winter War consisted of materiel, men and moral support to the Finnish struggle against the Soviet Union in the Winter War.

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Haparanda

Haparanda (aspen shore or bank) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Karelian Isthmus

The Karelian Isthmus (Karelsky peresheyek; Karjalankannas; Karelska näset) is the approximately stretch of land situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Salla

Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) (Kyelijävri) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland.

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Solna

Solna (Solna kommun or stad) is a primary settlement (or village) and a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Swedish Volunteer Corps

The Swedish Volunteer Corps (Svenska frivilligkåren) during the Winter War numbered 9,640 officers and men. Bengt Essén and Swedish Volunteer Corps are Swedish volunteers in the Winter War.

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Winter War

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yokohama

is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality.

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See also

20th-century Swedish educators

Heads of schools in Sweden

Swedish centenarians

Swedish soldiers

Swedish volunteers in the Winter War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Essén