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      I ako je ovo "čisto" civilna oznaka ipak ima veze sa vojskom. Zašto? Prvo jer je među nekoliko civilnih oznaka koje je dozvoljeno nositi na uniformi. Organizacija koja ih dodjeljuje i organizira takmičenja ("Riksföreningen för skidlöpningens främjande i Sverige", skraćeno "Skidfrämjandet") osnovana je od strane grupe oficira 1892. godine. Ideja im je bila promocija održavanja zdravlja sportom, posebno skijanjem. 1908. nastaje i druga organizacija  koja se posvetila i stvaranju boljih rezultata, tako da je "Skidfrämjandet" mogao i dalje raditi na masovnosti. 1916. ustanovljena je i značka za dobijenja koje je trebalo postići određene sportske rezultate. I tada i danas su takmičari podjeljeni u grupe, po godinama, spolu itd...

      Although its purely a civilian badge nevertheless having a military connection. Why? Because among some few badges allowed to be used on a military uniform! The organization "Riksföreningen för skidlöpningens främjande i Sverige" (short: Skidfrämjandet) were started by a bunch of officers 1892. They wanted to promote Swedish citizens to stay healthy by skiing. In 1908 started "Svenska Skidförbundet" that took care of the competitive side of skiing so Skidfrämjandet could continue its promoting efforts. 1916 start for the badge "skidlöparemärket" (for men). 30 kilometer under 3 hours and 15 minutes was the demand for the badge in bronze (today is 2 hours 50 minutes - 4 hours 10 minutes depending on age). 2 hours and 45 minutes the limit for silverbadge when skiing was done 1917.

      Krajem 1940. godine novine „Svenska Dagbladet“, želeći promovirati i skijanje i streljaštvo uvode značku u bronzi, nazvanu "Skidskyttemärket". U takmičenjima, koja počinju 12. 12. 1941., bilo je potrebno odskijati 3 km i ispaliti 6 hitaca na mete udaljene 200 m, pa opet odskijati 3 km i ispaliti 6 metaka. Od oko 160.000 takmičara njih 88.000 je uspjelo osvojiti značku. Ako niste imali vlastitu pušku, umjesto nje ste skijali sa ruksakom teškim 8 kg. Zimi 1941/42. uvodi se i srebrena značka, za koju je trebalo malo brže skijati, a umjesto vlastite puške ruksak je težio 6 kg. Zlatna značka slijedi 1943. godine, a iste te godine je odlučeno da se ova značka smije nositi na vojnoj uniformi. U nedostatku snijega, takmičari su morali pretrčati istu dužinu staze. Do kraja 1944. godine podijeljeno je oko 224.000 raznih značaka. Specijalna značka "Elitna", nastaje 1945. godine. Malo je većih dimenzija, zlatne boje i ima tri krune na vrhu. Za nju je trebalo preskijati 12 km! Nakon 1945. interes za ova takmičenja naglo opada i 1947. takmičenja prestaju.

      In the end of 1940 came the newspaper „Svenska Dagbladet“ with ideá to promote both shooting and skiing skills they invented a new badge called "Skidskyttemärket" (bronze). Companionship start 12th of January 1941. Skiing 3 kilometers, shoot 6 shots at a distance of 200 meters, run on skii 3 kilometers more and a last round of 6 shots against the target. 160000 tried for the badge and 88000 did receive it. If you didnt have a rifle of your own to ski with instead a 8 kg heavy backpack could replace the rifle. During winter 1941-1942 the silver badge "Skidskyttemärket" was born. Requiered a little faster run but this year only 6 kg backpack when skiing without a rifle. Skidskyttemärket in gold follow 1943. Also decided that Skidskyttemärket was allowed to be placed on the military uniform!! Because of lack of snow was the badge able to get when running instead of skiing. To keep up interest was a special "Elitebadge" created 1945. In gold and bigger with Three Crowns on top. For this you had to go 12 kilometers on skii.The interest as a propaganda event was falling rapidly after 1945. 1947 last year to compete.

      Tragovima svojih očeva je bio nacionalni skijaši pokret, uspostavljen 1940. godine od strane Švedske skijaške organizacije i privukao je ogromnu pažnju 1941. i 1942. godine, jednaku kao i „Odbrana slobode“. Kao dokaz popularnosti je broj učesnika koji su završili ove skijaške marševe. 1941. godine preko 217.000 skijaša, dok je 1942. godine bilo njih oko 120.000. Da bi zadovoljili kriterije učesnici su morali preći 10 kilometara na skijama, s tim da su muškarci morali to preći za manje od sat i petnaest minuta, a dame za sat i pol.

     "In their fathers track" was nationwide march on ski's. It was established in 1940 by Swedish Ski Association and got huge attention in 1941 and in 1942 just as the "liberty defence" event. It was a huge success and proof of that:  217 000 approved tests in 1941and 120 000 approved test in 1942. The criteria was 10 km track and the time would be one hour fiften minutes for men and one and a half hour for ladies. This event was carried out during the period February 9th to 16th.

      Švedsko udruženje za pješačenje 1940. godine organizira „nacionalni marš“ sa ciljem jačanja zdravlja i patriotizma za vrijeme 2SR. Takvi su marševi održani nekoliko puta u periodu 1940-45. Plaćala se i „karta“ od 25 öre-a. Učesnici koji su uspješno završili predviđenu rutu (u određenom vremenu) dobijali su značku, koja je bila izrađena u tri modela: zlatna, srebrena i brončana. Interesantno je da je brončana značka bila nešto veća od druge dvije.

      In 1940 Swedish Walking Association created and organized the “national march“. The purpose was to enchance the swedish people health and patriotism during WW2. These events repeated several times during the years 1940-45. There was a entry fee of 25 cents (öre). Those who did the predetermined march in a good amount of time was given the national march pin in bronze, silver or gold depending on the time. The bronze award was sligtly bigger than the other two.

      1941. godine Finci su „izazvali“ Šveđane na takmičenje u hodanju pa je 04. 05. 1941. organiziran nacionalni marš između Švedske i Finske. Ujedno je to bila i podrška Fincima u „Zimskom ratu“. Postojalo je nekoliko kriterija za učešće. Odrasli su smjeli učestvovati samo ako su rođeni prije 1928. godine. Djeca rođena nakon 1931 nisu imala pravo učešća. Muškarci su hodali 15 kilometara i za osvajanje značke ruta se morala završiti maksimalno za 2 sata i 20 minuta. Žene i dječaci (rođeni od 1928. do 1931.) su morali savladati 10 kilometara za manje od sat i 40 minuta. 1945. godine održano je i slično takmočenje u hodanju sa Norvežanima.

      In 1941 the Finnish people wanted to compete against Swedes. A national march match between Sweden and Finland was created and took place in May 4-25, 1941. Not only was it a match between the countries but a support for Finland during the winter war. There where several criterias that had to be achieved: Adults had to be born in 1928 or earlier, if you were a child born later than 1931 you would not be allowed to patricipate. The walking distance was 15 km for the male competitors. You would have to do it in less than the maximum time 2 hours, 20 minutes. For the female competitors (and young boys born in 1928-31) the distance was 10 km. You would have to do it in less than the maximum time 1 hours, 40 minutes. In 1945 year there was a similar competition betwen Swedes and Norvegians.

      Lingiaden je bila međunarodna gimnastička smotra održana u Stockholmu 1939. i 1949. godine. Prva je održana na 100 godišnjicu smrti Henrika Lingsa po kojem je ovaj slet i dobio ime. Predviđeno je da se održava svakih 10 godina, ali je to bilo preambiciozno, 1949. godine učestvovalo oko 14.000 gimanstičara. Sportski uspjeh je zasjenjen velikim ekonomskim gubicima, pa je predsjednik Švedske gimnastičke federacije Agne Holström, zadužen za sve izvršio samoubistvo. Nakon toga, ova manifestacija se više nije održavala.

      Lingiaden was an international gymnastics show that was held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949. The second Lingiaden was held as planned in 1949. The ambitiously organized event of about 14,000 participants became a sporting success but an economic loss business for the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. The federal secretary / president Agne Holström, responsible for the event, committed suicide after the end of the Lingad. No more Lingiades followed.

      Školski sportski znak bio je dostupan u 4 apoena: željezni, brončani, srebrni i zlatni. Radilo se o polaganju ispita iz različitih kategorija izdržljivosti, plivanje, trčanje, skakanje i bacanje kao i sudjelovati u obveznim satovima gimnastike. U slučaju nedostatak kupališta, suho plivanje moglo bi zamijeniti redovno kupanje. Osvojene značke bile su osobne i na poleđini je ugravirano ime vlasnika.

      Pravokutna značka s okruglim, okrunjenim središtem. Okrugli prostor ispunjavaju tri krune sa svake strane po nekoliko grančica lovora i bobica. Ispod piše; "Mladi Švedske, njena budućnost" (Sveriges Ungdom Dess Framtid). Na poleđini iznad pribadače piše "Sporrong & Co Stockholm".

      The school sports badge was available in 4 denominations: iron, bronze, silver and gold. It was about performing a passed exam in the various categories: endurance, swimming, running, jumping and throwing as well as participates in the compulsory gymnastics lessons. In case of lack of bathing facilities, dry swimming could replace regular swimming. The badges earned were personal and obtainable engraved on the back with the owner's name.

      A badge is rectangular with a round, crowned centre. The round space is filled by three crowns on each side with several sprigs of laurel and berries. Below it says; "The youth of Sweden, its future" (Sveriges Ungdom Dess Framtid). On the reverse above the pin is usually written producer company name "Sporrong & Co Stockholm".