Swedish Volunteer Battalion

The Swedish Volunteer Battalion (Swedish: Svenska frivilligbataljonen, SFB) or the Hanko Battalion was a Swedish military unit consisting of volunteers, which participated in the siege of the Soviet naval fleet in the Battle of Hanko during the Continuation War of Finland.

A plaque at the Hanko town hall commemorating the Swedish Volunteer Battalion.

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