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
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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.