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.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago

Additionally, they were still a sovereign country and thus, allowed to defend their airspace.