Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service
Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service with Finnish war children during World War II
Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service museum exhibition
The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service (Swedish: Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårer, commonly known as Lottorna) is an auxiliary defence organization of the Swedish Home Guard, a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. It was created in 1924 inspired by the Finnish women's auxiliary organization, Lotta Svärd founded in 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, about a fictional woman named Lotta Svärd who took care of wounded soldiers during the Finnish War.
Heads
- 1959–1966 – Ingrid Norlander
- 1966–1974 – Louise Ulfhielm
- 1974–1978 – Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister
- 1978–1986 – Christine Malmström Barke
- 1986–1994 – Marianne af Malmborg
- 1994–2002 – Nini Engstrand
- 2002–2008 – Elisabeth Falkemo
- 2008–2014 – Annette Rihagen
- 2014–present – Barbro Isaksson
External links
- Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service - Official site
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