Nordic_battlegroup

The following articles have been tagged with "Nordic_battlegroup":

Heraldists want penis reinstated on military badge

Society: 21 Feb 08
Sweden's chief heraldists remain dissatisfied with a decision by the Nordic Battlegroup to remove a lion's penis depicted on its coat of arms. READ »

Financial crisis rocks Swedish military

National: 12 Jan 08
Half of all fighter planes may be mothballed as Sweden's armed forces face a deepening economic crisis. READ »

Delays plague Nordic Battlegroup

National: 31 Dec 07
Equipment shortages persist as the group's January 1st launch date approaches. READ »

Army castrates heraldic lion

National: 13 Dec 07
The Swedish army has removed a heraldic lion's penis following complaints from female soldiers. READ »

Sweden could join new Nato force

National: 2 Dec 06
Sweden could break with tradition and contribute to Nato's new rapid-reaction force, which was given the go-ahead at the Riga summit on Wednesday. READ »


Blog Update: Swedetalker

18 March 16:50

Day 22 – A Mongolian St. Paddy’s Day »

"During my misspent ‘yoof’ when I should have been learning Irish and French we used to quip the most random place you could be sent was outer Mongolia. Yesterday on the day my patron saint and namesake was being celebrated I found myself breaking bread with a classmate who hails from the country which has..." READ »

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