Swedish Compulsory National Service Act
The Swedish Compulsory National Service Act was a controversial law proposed in the Swedish parliament in 1940 by Minister of Education Gösta Bagge to improve national defence; it was finally passed by Parliament in 1941, in a much-revised version. Another key player in the political struggle surrounding the compulsory national service was Chancellor of the Exchequer Ernst Wigforss.
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