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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Combined Strength
She is one of some 30 female participant from the voluntary defence organisation Riksförbundet Sveriges Lottakårer (Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service), also known as Lottorna.
Beside Lottorna there are more than 20 different Swedish volyntary defence organisations.
In a Viking 99 coffee shop the Swedish women from Lottorna sit down by a table together with a small group of foreign military officers.
www.mil.se /pfp/viking99/1127_1.html   (570 words)

  
 NP 02 - Nordic Peace 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service also known as Lottorna, is Sweden's largest defence organisation open only to women.
Staff officers in non-combat posts are more and more being replaced by trained members of Lottorna.
A very important principle for Lottorna is the voluntary engagement, which means that the women themselves choose their tasks.
www.nordicpeace02.mil.se /article.php?id=6420   (335 words)

  
 WHO ARE THESE COMPETENT AND CHARMING LADIES? - NEWS - VIKING 01
Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårer (Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service) also known as Lottorna, is Sweden's largest defence organisation open only to women.
The organisation is non-political and all based on voluntary contribution.
This means that today Lottorna is responsible for a great number of tasks in the national defence including the Army with the Home Guard, the Navy and the Air Force.
www.mil.se /pfp/viking01/ne01121393bk.html   (405 words)

  
 Other Volunteers
Lottorna, the voluntary women’s corps, serve both with voluntary and second-line regular units in the capacity of clerks, cooks, signallers, orderlies etc.
Beside the Hemvärnet and Lottorna, the largest volunteer organisation in Sweden is the FBU, a volunteer officers and NCO training organisation.
Participation in the courses given by this organisation, combined with practice with regular units in field exercises will actually gain servicemen promotion, in theory, step by step, as high as captain.
www.eng.umu.se /htp/example1/volunteers.htm   (503 words)

  
 hawaii-cruise.info Sweden during World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
They had the option to buy additional materials such as ski warfare ¸ sweaters and marching boots.
The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service¸ or Lottorna ¸ had been created in 1924.
While arming itself¸ Sweden felt that it was necessary to articulate and enforce its policy of neutrality.
www.hawaii-cruise.info /en/Sweden+during+World+War+II   (3183 words)

  
 Conscription [Archive] - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
I had a look at the Lottorna homepage.
Lotta Svärd is a similar organization, although it doesn't exist anymore, since after the war it was disbanded for being "fascist" :rolleyes:
Edit: One question: if you see the English-language summary at the Lottorna homepage, there's picture of a girl with a Union Jack.
www.stormfront.org /archive/t-154462off_grid_/t-167216Conscription.html   (20536 words)

  
 Lotta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I'm on the first row to the left.
Women's Voluntary Defence Service, also known as Lottorna.
It's Sweden's largest defence organisation which is open
lix.hisvux.se /~stures/RM20/AnnikaH/lotta.html   (24 words)

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