{"id":144,"date":"2022-11-25T10:27:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T10:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalixlinjen.se\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:05:34","slug":"kalixlinjen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kalixlinjen.se\/en\/kalixlinjen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kalix line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kalix line<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The Kalix line<\/strong> var en f\u00f6rsvarszon n\u00e4ra finska gr\u00e4nsen och en av Sveriges viktigaste milit\u00e4ra skyddslinjer under Kalla kriget. Bygget p\u00e5b\u00f6rjades under andra v\u00e4rldskriget, och under dess aktiva period (ca 1939 \u2013 1995) var\n Sovjetunionen det st\u00f6rsta hotet.\n
Sweden prepared meticulously for a potential invasion.\n
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The secrecy and security surrounding the military installations and defense plans were immense, as Kalixlinjen was one of the most strategically important military areas in Sweden.<\/h6>\n

The defense line consisted of both fixed and mobile defense systems and held strategic importance for protecting Sweden, including the crucial harbors in the Gulf of Bothnia.\n
The defense line was part of Sweden's preparedness, and a significant portion of the country's civilian and military resources were dedicated to maintaining it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Norrbotten.\n
Defense Area 67 shaded. Kalixlinjen dotted. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Meet - delay - beat<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The strategy behind Kalixlinjen was not primarily to stop a Soviet invasion directly at the border, but rather to follow the principle of Meet - Delay - Defeat.<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Meet -<\/strong> Even before the Soviets crossed the Torne\u00e5 River, they would be met with resistance.\n
Hemv\u00e4rnet i omr\u00e5det hade mandat att spr\u00e4nga broarna \u00f6ver Torne\u00e5 \u00e4lv om de s\u00e5g att hotet n\u00e4rmade sig. Fasta kanonbatterier i Parviainen och Miekoj\u00e4rvi kunde avfyra tunga pansarskott l\u00e5ngt in p\u00e5 finsk mark, vilket skulle hindra en\n snabb avancemang av fienden.<\/p>\n

Delay<\/strong> \u2013 The enemy's path into Sweden would be slow and difficult!\n
The roads were prepared to be mined and blown up, and hundreds of thousands of obstacles were placed in the forests. 2,800 fortifications at strategic positions would provide protection for the Swedes to counter the enemy's attempts to repair the roads.\n
Det fasta batteriet i Kamlunge\/H\u00e4ggmansberget hade som uppgift att l\u00e4gga eld \u00f6ver Raggdynan\/E4, f\u00f6r att hindra enkel framfart. Sikn\u00e4sfortet hade \u00e4nnu st\u00f6rre eldkraft och kunde spr\u00e4nga broarna \u00f6ver Kalix\u00e4lven om s\u00e5 beh\u00f6vdes. Sikn\u00e4sfortet\n hade \u00e4ven som uppgift att skydda Bottenvikens nordligaste djuphavn (T\u00f6rehamn) och l\u00e4gga pansarstridseld \u00f6ver E4. B\u00e5de \n \n Sikn\u00e4sfortet<\/u>\n <\/a>\n  <\/a>and the battery at Kamlunge\/H\u00e4ggmansberget is still intact and can be visited by the public.<\/p>\n

Defeat<\/strong> \u2013 The Fortress of Boden has been called the \"lock of the north.\"\n
Boden var den mest imponerande f\u00e4stningen i Kalixlinjen, byggd p\u00e5 och i flera berg runt Boden. Dess storlek, slagkraft och komplexitet saknar motsvarigheter i Norden. H\u00e4r skulle Sverige st\u00e5 emot den fiende som lyckats ta sig \u00f6ver\n gr\u00e4nsen och f\u00f6rbi alla hinder i Kalixlinjen. R\u00f6dbergsfortet, som var en del av Bodens f\u00e4stning, finns fortfarande kvar f\u00f6r bes\u00f6k.<\/p>\n

The Swedish defense strategy in Kalixlinjen was not only focused on stopping a potential invasion but also on preventing the Soviets from reaching the Norwegian coast and the important deep-water harbors that led out to the Atlantic.\n
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Overview Meet - Delay - Defeat\n
The entire area up to the fortress of Boden was prepared for resistance.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Kanonbatterier inom FO 67. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Fortifications and Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Kalixlinjen consisted of a series of fortifications and forts, such as\n \n R\u00f6dbergsfortet<\/u>\n <\/a> and Sikn\u00e4sfortet, along with a series of cannon batteries and radar stations. In addition to the fixed defense stations, there were also more mobile units that could be deployed if the situation required.<\/p>\n

Kalixlinjen was one of Sweden's most well-equipped and secretive defense zones during the Cold War, encompassing both heavy artillery defense and a sophisticated network of intelligence and surveillance.<\/p>\n

Sweden's Preparedness and Civil Defense<\/strong><\/h5>\n

F\u00f6rutom de milit\u00e4ra installationerna och f\u00e4stningarna fanns ocks\u00e5 en stark civil beredskap i Norrbotten och andra delar av Sverige. Hemv\u00e4rnet spelade en central roll i Kalixlinjens f\u00f6rsvar, med ansvar f\u00f6r att snabbt mobilisera och\n f\u00f6rsvara viktiga broar och v\u00e4gsp\u00e4rrar i det sv\u00e5r\u00e5tkomliga landskapet.<\/p>\n

Disbandment and After the Cold War<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union collapsed, the dismantling of Kalixlinjen began in the mid-1990s. Most of the fortifications and installations were dug up, filled in, abandoned, or sold off.\n
Some of them are still preserved and accessible to the public as museums. \n
Kalixlinjen was an important part of Sweden's Cold War defense, and many of the buildings and installations that remain offer a unique insight into the military preparedness during this period. <\/p>\n

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