The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German WW2 pension payments going to former Waffen-SS members in Sweden After it was revealed last week that fifteen people in Sweden receive a war pension from Germany, authorities in Berlin said that the individuals receiving the pensions were not members of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the Nazi Party's SS organisation. https://www.thelocal.se/20190309/german-ww2-pension-payments-going-to-former-waffen-ss-members-in-sweden Sat, 09 Mar 2019 14:22:34 +0100 german-ww2-pension-payments-going-to-former-waffen-ss-members-in-sweden Fifteen in Sweden receive German WW2 pension Fifteen people in Sweden, including six Swedish citizens, receive a war pension from Germany, authorities in Berlin have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20190302/fifteen-in-sweden-receive-german-ww2-pension Sat, 02 Mar 2019 17:18:17 +0100 fifteen-in-sweden-receive-german-ww2-pension Swedish WW2 soldier buried 70 yrs after death A Swedish soldier has been buried 70 years after he died fighting with Finland against Soviet troops during World War Two. Remarkably, his sister was still alive to attend the service. https://www.thelocal.se/20150125/swedish-ww2-soldier-buried-70-years-after-death Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:28:00 +0100 swedish-ww2-soldier-buried-70-years-after-death