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Ådalen
Ådalen [ˈoːˌdɑlən] is the river valley of the Ångerman River, downstream Junsele, in Sweden. It often refers to the broad, densely populated, fjord-like mouth of the river, in Kramfors Municipality, and is known for the May 1931 Ådalen shootings. See also *Sandö Bridge References {{DEFAULTSORT:Adalen Ångermanland Landforms of Västernorrland County Valleys of Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ådalen Shootings
The Ådalen shootings () was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931. During a protest on 14 May, five people were killed by Swedish Army troops Military aid to the civil power, called in as reinforcements by the police. Background As a response to a drawn-out industrial conflict over pay reductions at the Wood pulp, pulp factory at Långrör, workers at other plants went on a sympathy strike. The owner of the Graninge company, Gerhard Versteegh, hired around 60 Strikebreaker, strike-breakers, who arrived in the village of Lunde, Sweden, Lunde in Ådalen on 12 May. The workers held a protest rally in Kramfors and marched to the Sandviken plant north of the town, where they approached and attacked some of the strike-breakers. Since the police had not been able to stop the attack, the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, County Administrative Board asked for the deployment of members of the milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
