[EWE] Switzerland #8712308

members (measured 19 Aug 2026, 17:37 UTC)

23 December 2020

created (per Roblox API)

10 August 2026

first measured by this register

Description

𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙬𝙚𝙞z 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 Switzerland was a neutral country during World War II, but adjacent to and at times almost completely surrounded by Axis, or Axis-occupied, countries. On several occasions, Allied bombing raids hit targets in Switzerland resulting in fatalities and property damage. The Swiss government initially intercepted German aircraft in 1940 during the Battle of France but caved to German pressure and stopped intercepting their aircraft. Such events led to diplomatic exchanges. While Allied forces explained the causes of violations as navigation errors, equipment failure, weather conditions, and pilots' errors, in Switzerland fear was expressed that some neutrality violations were intended to exert pressure on the country to end its economic cooperation with Germany. In addition to bombing raids, air attacks by individual fighter planes strafed Swiss targets toward the end of the war. The Swiss military, in turn, attacked Allied aircraft overflying Switzerland.

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