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mp sf list 0 title: Fact or Fiction: Sweden’s king was German-friendly.
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FACT: Despite the Swedish government’s neutral stance in WW II, its king, Gustav V, was known to be welcoming to the Nazi Party.
Atlantic Crossing writers reveal that Gustav s wife was the cousin of Germany’s Emperor William II and she swayed her husband in a pro-German direction. There were strong connections between those in power and the upper class in the two countries. Fearing a German invasion, Gustav cultivated and continued those relations. Shortly before the war began, he met with several leading Nazis, including Adolf Hitler. The conversation between King Gustav with the German minister in Episode 2 is fictional, however, and meant to dramatize the situation the king was in by harboring Martha and her children. But Gustav really did send a telegram to Hitler proposing the Nazis allow a Norwegian regency under German control.