>>7408943But the armistice happened, and the Treaty of Versailles changed the whole thing. Among the sanctions put on Germany by the treaty, one was restrictions on the types of armements they could have: new technology at the time, like planes and tanks, were strictly forbidden. So all their LK were simply sitting around doing nothing.
Sweden wasn't all that interested by the french and british offers, and caught wind of Germany's tanks. Technically, Germany was not allowed to sell them to anyone, as they were kind of stuck in legal limbo, but they managed to ship them out to Sweden, disguised as tractors. So, in 1921, Sweden got its hands on their first tank, which entered service under the name Stridvagn (often abreviated to Strv) fm/21. For a good while, this was the only tank Sweden had, and they eventually replaced the failing engines, bringing them up to the fm/28 standard.
(the fm/21 they have at said museum. I have more detailed pictures that I took myself on my main PC, but can't access it right now).
