During the German invasion of Norway, the Luftwaffe would make numerous incursions into Swedish airspace, but without a serious response from the Swedes.

[3][2][4] The conscript soldier Sven Sjöberg was collecting mail and was caught in the crossfire; he was shot in his upper body in front of a crowd of 50 civilians.

[4][5][2] Bo Furugård recounts the event:[6]"After I, together with the train driver, had taken cover behind the anti-aircraft vehicle, I turned around to see if the others were alright.

When I saw that he had a hard time breathing, I untied his uniform where I found a bullet wound on the right side of his chest.

[2] A memorial was held for Sven Sjöberg in Kiruna on the 24th of May, which was attended by his regiment commander and most of the local population.

[2] The Allied forces had pressed the Germans at Narvik toward the Swedish border where intense fighting ensued.

[1] Of a crew of 11, only 7 would survive the crash after managing to deploy their parachutes but they were later swiftly captured by Swedish forces, they were Hans Tücher, Franz Reichard, Gustav Mank, Walter Himmrich, Hermann Bansen, Arno Wolf and Adolf Koch.

[2] The plane did however, manage to leave Swedish airspace and make an emergency landing in Björnfjell, Norway.

[2][1] However, there was never any sign of bitterness from the Germans as when they recognized one of the Swedish soldiers who had been involved in the shooting, Paul Andersson, they greeted him nicely and said "Well shot!".

[8][2] The pilot of the Junkers 52 was interrogated by the Swedish secret services to whom he claimed that the plane was in fact shot over Norway.

[2] All of the men would eventually be released back to Germany on the 12th of July where they would continue to fight in World War II.

[2] Hans Ott would be returned to Germany on the 12th of July and Gunter Brack a bit earlier on the 28th of June as he had been affected by rheumatoid arthritis.

[7] The Swedish soldiers involved in the interdiction of the German planes would be awarded 1 day of leave as well as donations from the public as thanks for defending the border.

[2] The wreck of the Junkers Ju 87 R-1 would be sent to Linköping via train to be studied, and was eventually returned to Germany on the 31st of October.