40306°N 18.35972°E / 59.40306; 18.35972 Vaxholm Fortress (Swedish: Vaxholms fästning), also known as Vaxholm Castle, is a historic fortification on the...

of Vaxön and Kullö in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Fortress, which was constructed in 1549 on the adjacent islet of Vaxholmen...

built as late as the 1970s. In the 16th century, the construction of Vaxholm Fortress began. During the second half of the 17th century, the council of war...

Malmö A single M/32 mount at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. A twin M/32 at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. A twin M/32 at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft...

between 1889 and 1901. The unit was based in Vaxholm in Uppland. Vaxholm Artillery Corps, the first fortress artillery corps in Sweden, originated in 1794...

and Skarpö. In 1548, Gustav Vasa[citation needed] constructed the Vaxholm Fortress on an islet in the middle of the southern part of the Kodjupet strait...

site. Whilst the Kodjupet strait was principally protected by the Vaxholm Fortress built on an islet within the channel, it was also defended by the Rindö...

Castle Vadstena Castle Vaxholm Fortress Vegeholm Castle Vibyholm Castle Viderup Castle Vittskövle Castle Făgăraş Castle Oradea fortress Bottmingen Castle Chillon...

Door viewer in the gate of Vaxholm Fortress...

artillery and formed the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1). The regiment manned the Vaxholm Fortress and Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress as well as Fårösund's...

Reformation, Livonian War, creation of Sweden's first professional army. Vaxholm Fortress - original 17C Ingrian War, Kalmar War, Thirty Years' War and Second...

the Defence Act of 1901. The regiment would act as infantry in the Vaxholm Fortress and initially had two battalions, but was increased in the Defence...

by the water across from Vaxholm Fortress (Kastellsundet). In the middle of the 17th century, plans were made to expand Vaxholm. Tax breaks were introduced...

coastal artillery detachment was relocated to Vaxholm Fortress and all equipment was removed. After the fortress was closed down and was taken over by the...

urgency of the situation. A cornerstone to Stockholm's defenses was Vaxholm fortress. But there was another waterway leading into the city, the one across...

then served as regimental commander of the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment and commandant of Vaxholm Fortress in 1926. In 1929, he was promoted to major...

at the Berga Naval Base in Berga, Haninge Municipality. Raised from the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) in 2000 when the Swedish Amphibious Corps...

people]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2011. "Explosionen å Vaxholms fästning". Stockholms Dagblad (in Swedish). 13 August 1887. "Tidigare fartygskatastrofer"...

(Fästningsstaben) at Vaxholm Fortress in 1937 and in 1941 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and first became Air Defence Commander at Karlskrona Fortress. When,...

also fortress surgeons in Karlskrona Fortress, 1 first surgeons at Stockholm station, 1 fortress surgeons in Vaxholm Fortress, also surgeons at Vaxholm Coastal...

later delivered stone carving work for stairs and portals, including Vaxholm Fortress and Tre Kronor in Stockholm. Fleming died in 1623. Grenholm, Gunvor;...

Hildur's gunnery trials in 1872, her shells penetrated the walls of Vaxholm Fortress in three shots. List of ironclads Harris, pp. 30–32 Harris, pp. 30–31...

Kårböle community council (Swedish: byalag) and chairman of the board of Vaxholm Fortress Museum. Fagrell died on 30 April 2022 in Kårböle, Gävleborg County...

and 1st flight surgeon the same year. He then served as doctor at Vaxholm Fortress from 1929 to 1931 when he was appointed as the first Surgeon-in-Chief...

cruisers. Coastal artillery The inner lines at Vaxholm Fortress, Älvsborg Fortress and Hemsö Fortress were returned to storage and the Älvsborg Coastal...

was promoted to major in 1935 and served as chief of staff in the Vaxholm Fortress from 1935 to 1936. Möller then served in the staff of the Chief of...

Rindö is an urban area situated on the island of Rindö in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Until 2015 it was known as Oskar-Fredriksborg...

the Vaxholm Artillery Corps in 1889. Before this all coastal artillery units that were stationed on coastal defence fortresses or city fortresses were...

Penningby Castle Rosersberg Castle (Rosersberg) Runsa Rydboholm Castle (Vaxholm) Salnecke Castle Salsta Castle Sandemar Castle Sjöö Castle Skansen Crown...

Bodens fästning, (Boden) Kusthöjden, (Härnösand) Vaxholms fästning, (Vaxholm) Oskar-Fredriksborg, (Vaxholm) Skansen Lejonet, (Göteborg) Älvsborgs fästning...