Starting in 1943 Switzerland attempted to shoot down American and British aircraft, mainly bombers, overflying Switzerland. Six aircraft were downed by Swiss Air Force fighters and nine by anti-aircraft cannons; 36 airmen were killed.
Starting in 1943 Switzerland attempted to shoot down American and British aircraft, mainly bombers, overflying Switzerland. Six aircraft were downed by Swiss Air Force fighters and nine by anti-aircraft cannons; 36 airmen were killed.
Wait wtf why have I never heard this? Why do they get to claim they were neutral when they literally joined the fighting on the side of the Germans???
Yeah this was kind of a dumb take made with no research at all
![Don't worry, the Swiss labor camp was run by [checks notes] a literal Nazi](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/05efa9c4-c795-441e-8818-96bed2946915.webp){kind=link}
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauwilermoos_internment_camp
Wait wtf why have I never heard this? Why do they get to claim they were neutral when they literally joined the fighting on the side of the Germans???Yeah this was kind of a dumb take made with no research at all
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_incidents_in_Switzerland_in_World_War_II
To be fair, the US did “accidentally” bomb them a few times.
Additionally, they were still a sovereign country and thus, allowed to defend their airspace.