Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service
- Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service
The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service ( _sv. 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.
External links
* [http://www.lottorna.se/ Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service] - Official site
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