Swedish volunteers in Persia
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This article is about the Swedish volunteers in Persia. For other uses, see Persian campaign (World War I).
The Swedish volunteers in Persia were a small group of military officers deployed in Persia between 1911 and 1916. The goal was to quell regional uprisings and modernize the Persian army, but as a result of pressure from Russia and the United Kingdom, Sweden decided to call back most of their officers during World War I.
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Swedish volunteers in Persia | ||||||||
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Part of the Persian campaign | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Sweden[1] (1911–1916) Persia Swedish volunteers (1916–1921) | Insurgents |
United Kingdom (1914–1918) | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
~60[2] ? | Several clans and villages |
51,000[3] 90,000[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
4-12, Several injured[2] ? | Unknown |
3,000 (In the wider Persian theatre of World War I) ? |
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