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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 09:35:23 JST Minoru Saba

"Swiss govt initially intercepted German aircraft in 1940... but caved to German pressure and stopped intercepting their aircraft"
"On several occasions, Allied bombing raids hit targets in Switzerland resulting in fatalities"
"While Allied forces explained [that they were] errors,... #Switzerland [suspected] that some neutrality violations were intended to [press it] to end its economic cooperation with Nazi Germany"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_incidents_in_Switzerland_in_World_War_II
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  Aerial incidents in Switzerland in World War II
  
  During World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during the later stages of the war. Switzerland was 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, fear was expressed in Switzerland that some neutrality violations were intended to exert pressure on the country to end its economic cooperation with Nazi 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 with fighters and anti-aircraft cannon. Background...

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