Did Germany ever invade Sweden during WWII?

Answer 1

No. Sweden stayed neutral. We had iron ore that the germans needed so they didn't attac us. We let them go through our country by train too as long as they didn't bomb us.

Answer 2

Sweden grow to be impartial and maintained frequent relatives all interior the process the conflict the different reason grow to be that it could have been a tricky and costly nut to crack because of the fact the terrain very lots favors the defender. as quickly as you took Sweden what do you have a land locked u . s . without reliable national supplies. Norway grow to be invaded because of the fact they have been allied with Britain and Britain could have used Norway as a base to strangle the German fleet and function yet another base from which to bomb Germany. So the Germans took the initiative and invaded Norway and won reliable naval bases and a heavy water production facility.

Answer 3

No. Sweden was neutral and traded with both sides.
Germany bought iron ore especially.
Sweden was useful as an intermediary between both sides.

Answer 4

Not really,

Officially Sweden was neutral, but they did have German troops traveling in the country. The Swedish government thought it was no contest so rather than be destroyed it allowed the Germans in. They tried to help the Allies and were responsible for some good humanitarian relief after the war, but they were pretty much held hostage, people have argued that they could have done more for the war effort, but it would have been hard for them to have fought Germany. The Germans also had a large navy that was blockaded by the British and so were free to engage Sweden if required.

As a major trading partner with Germany before the war joining the Allies would have caused them some economic hardship and with the Germans in Norway next door it could have gotten bad.

They also remained neutral during WW1, but they weren't occupied then either.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden
"Sweden remained officially neutral during World War I and World War II, although its neutrality during World War II has been highly debated. Sweden was forcibly under German influence for most of the war, as ties to the rest of the world were cut off through blockades. The Swedish government felt that it was in no position to openly contest Germany, but it did attempt to help the Allies in secret. Towards the end of the war, Sweden played a major role in the humanitarian efforts and many refugees, among them many Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe, were saved partly because of the Swedish involvement in rescue missions at the internment camps and partly because Sweden served as a haven for refugees, primarily from Norden and the Baltic states. Nevertheless, internal and external critics have argued that Sweden could have done more to resist the Nazi war effort, even if risking occupation.

Following the war, Sweden took advantage of an intact industrial base, social stability and its natural resources to expand its industry to supply the rebuilding of Europe. By the 1960s, Sweden, like the other Nordic countries, had become an affluent consumer society and welfare state."

According to Answers.com: http://www.answers.com/topic/sweden-during-world-war-ii
"Anglo-German Naval Agreement (AGNA) of 1935 seriously jeopardized both Sweden's independence and its long-standing policy of peaceful neutrality. Signed on June 18, 1935, the agreement was a great shock to many Swedes. AGNA allowed Germany to increase the size of its navy to one-third the size of the British Royal Navy, despite the provisions agreed in the Treaty of Versailles. At the same time, Britain agreed to withdraw its navy from the Baltic Sea, leaving the Kriegsmarine the dominant power in that sea. This became a potential threat to Sweden and other countries in the region."

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_during_World_War_II
{This article may be biased though}
"The policy of Sweden during World War II was to remain neutral. Swedish neutrality had been policy for more than a century, since the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

When hostilities began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. Eventually, only five European nations were capable of sustaining a policy of neutrality throughout the entire war, even though 20 nations had held a policy of neutrality in September 1939. Sweden was one of those countries able to maintain this delicate balance and avoid engagement in the European Theatre. Sweden owed this to its northerly location in the Scandinavian Peninsula; its long-held neutral stance in international relations; a dedicated military build-up and an unpredictable course of events which went in its favour. Another important factor was the concessions the Swedish government made to Germany, such as allowing the Wehrmacht to use Swedish railways to transport an infantry division from Norway to Finland, and to transport soldiers on leave between Norway and Germany."

According to Dimensions a Journal of the Holocaust: http://www.adl.org/Braun/dim_14_1_neutrality_europe.asp
{again this article might be baised}
"It is time for Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal and Spain to acknowledge that there were no truly neutral countries on the European continent during World War II. It is now time for those four nations to acknowledge that they were part of the Nazis' New Order and that they bear some responsibility for the tragic history of the Thirties and Forties."

Answer 5

No, but the USSR did -- and had their helmets handed to them, so to speak.

The harsh Swedish weather, even worse than that of Russia, is the main reason for the failure of the invasion.

Germany DID successfully invade Norway.

Answer 6

No, and probably only because they conducted commerce with them.