The Great War Trilogy – The Swedish Erickson brothers in the Great war – The story about Sebran Anders Filemon Ersson Eriksson @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social www.westernfront.se/2026/09/12/t...
Jocke Hallberg - Battlefield Swede
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SWE Army officer and veteran. (SFOR, ISAF, EUFOR, MINUSMA) Research about Swedes in WW1. Adore to walk around Ypres Salient. Member of @GreatWarGroup westernfront.se
He dreamt about Australia, but ended up in Canada - A short story about a Swede who fought and fell for CEF in the Great War. www.westernfront.se/2026/09/09/h...
A Survivor of the Lost Battalion: One Swedish Brother’s Journey Home. I am writing this second article in the stories about the Swedish born Erickson brothers, in great cooperation with the grandson of Frank, Mark Erickson, who today lives in California. www.westernfront.se/2026/08/22/a...
Americanized Swedish surnames - challenges in emigration research. It always makes me glad to receive emails from American descendants to Swedish emigrants who shares their family stories. www.westernfront.se/2026/08/16/a... @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
Swedes in the 361st Regiment, 91st Division during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive – Remembered through the diary of Ernest J A Erickson. Reading the text in the war diary of Ernest Julius Alfred Ersson Erickson brings me to tears. My article here 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/07/29/s...
Great War Service on the Eastern Front Part 2 – The Swede Gösta Melin and his experience in the Polish Legion I have decided to write a small follow-up article about another Swede, Gösta Melin, who also served in the Austria-Hungarian Army. Read more below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/07/27/g...
Great War Service on the Eastern Front - Swedish officers in the Austria-Hungarian Army This is a small story about three Swedish born individuals who ended up to serve within the Austria-Hungarian Army during the Great War. Read more through the link below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/07/25/g...
Swedish emigrant traces in Gallipoli - He met his destiny at Gaba Tepe Carl William Leyon just reached the age of 23, when he was killed on the Turkish beaches around the area of Gaba Tepe, on May 2nd, 1915. Read more about the Swedish connections below. www.westernfront.se/2026/07/20/s...
Swedish individuals in the Somme Offensive: Fates from both sides of the Frontline. Read more through my article below.👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/07/04/s...
A Life Lost to the Siege: How Swedish Nurse Ester Wijk Died Serving in Przemyśl, 1915 In this small article I tell the story about a Swedish nurse who ended up in the Siege of the town of Przemysl 1915. Read it through the link below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/06/28/a...
In the footsteps of the Swedes - Taking friends to the Western Front. Read about my latest tour to the Ypres Salient. www.westernfront.se/2026/05/23/i...
A Swedish Message and a Kiwi Soldier: An Unanswered WWI Connection. In this case I received a card with a photo on the front and a text in Swedish on the back. The text was signed by a person called "Gustaf", and of course I wanted to investigate this further. 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/04/07/a...
Very nice to meet up with some nice friends in the Great War community, on our time in Portsmouth. Tomorrow we are heading to Salisbury 🤗 Thank you for good company @nursinghistory.bsky.social @bj13johnson1.bsky.social and Jamie Nimmo! Looking forward to next time! @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
They fell for Germany in The Spring Offensive – Two Swedes who fought and fell in Operation Michael in March 1918. www.westernfront.se/2026/03/22/t...
What was it like for a regiment on the 'deadliest day' in French military history? Not Verdun. Not 22nd August 14. But 25th September 1915, where over 21,000+ French died in a few hours. One regiment — the 315e RI — suffered the 4th highest losses. This is their story 🧵 ↓
Five Swedish born soldiers in NZEF during the Battle of the Somme - September 15-17, 1916. Feel free to read more through the link below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/03/06/s...
I felt productive today. Feel free to read my second article of the day. Transnational Military Service: Two Swedish Brothers in Different Allied Armies during World War I. www.westernfront.se/2026/03/01/t...
Voices from the Shadows: Forgotten World War I Letters Discovered. Feel free to read my first impression about the content in the box from my colleague, with cards related to the early years of the First World War. www.westernfront.se/2026/03/01/v... @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
Connecting text in diaries to the terrain - A Swede on the German side on Ypres Salient. This is the story about the Captain in the Swedish Army who chose to end his service in Sweden, to apply for service in the German Army during the Great War.👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/02/20/c...
One of my fellow contacts in the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social, @willisrm73.bsky.social , Dr Rich Willis, wrote a message to me and told me about a very interesting database with German casualty lists from the Great War. Read more about the soldiers below. 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/02/15/a...
WANTED! Is it any American in this community who lives in Oregon or in the Northern part of California, and is planning to travel to Europe this year? Please let me know through my email below, and I will give more info. joacim.hallberg@westernfront.se Thank you very much! 🙏
I have written a small article about the Swedish contribution to the rebuild of the French villages on the battlefield after the Great War. Read it through the link below: www.westernfront.se/2026/02/07/s...
From the 17th century and mainly during the 19th century, thousands of Swedes emigrated to South Africa. Red more about one Swedish born soldier who served in the South African Forces during the Great War through the link below. www.westernfront.se/2026/01/31/a...
Invisible Sacrifice: Commemorating Those Who Served Without Reaching the Frontline Read my article through the link below.👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/01/25/i... @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
#595. Knute W Nordstrom (Knut Wilhelm Nordström). Born September 26th, 1891 in Hed parish, Västmanland county. He survived the time before the Armistice but later died of Lobar Pneumonia and buried in Luxembourg on March 14th, 1919. He is today buried at the Arlington American Cemetery.
I am scanning lists all over again and sometimes the work comes out with new findings. I am adding three more soldiers to my database, Swedish born, who fought and fell in the Great War. Total number at this date: 593 soldiers. Will I find 600? #593 - Rudolph (Rudolf) Lundberg, Gestad, Sweden.
What are medals and citations compared to be brave in your eyes of your comrades? Read the small story about the Swedish born soldier Otto through the link below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2025/12/30/w... @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
Bound by Blood, Broken by War: The story of the Gylfe Brothers. This is the small story about the Gylfe brothers. One of them didn't come home. One of them was awarded a very nice French Award. I hope you will find it interesting. www.westernfront.se/2025/12/28/b...
