Allies Bombing Switzerland in WWII

I'm OP, I moved to a different connection.

Fuck off with faggots like you who complain about every thread that is not on a topic discussed constantly.

I think hardly anybody does. Obviously Swiss will still remember it, and WWII buffs, but otherwise this is pretty much forgotten. Probably 10x more people know about Operation Tannenbaum, even though it was never implemented.

It's a minor affair in terms of casualties, but in any accounts including fictional ones of WWII, Switzerland plays a big role as a place of refuge for escaped prisoners and pilots. This gives a little more balance to the historical narrative, even if it turns out to be completely accidental.

Seems they did bomb the örlikon-bührle, AA gun manufacurer near Zürich. But that is an andecotal story, i could never find written references.

Reminder that Switzerland is not a Neutral Country, because its so awesome, independent and strong, but because its Mercenary Industry pissed off the other European Countries so much, they forced Switzerland to become Neutral after the Napoleonic Wars.

I think you mean the Yanks, because I don't recall reading of the RAF ever doing that.

user, the brits were part of the Allies

Were these the German speaking areas of Switzerland?

Yes.

The british and american air forces violated swiss airspace all the time.
And the british bombed this one for example.

Yeah sure

Do you think you can tell the difference between Austin and Denver?

And manufacturing plants, pure coincidence

Like the attacks against Norway, Sweden, Island Greenland, Persia?

Oh please not that canard. Precise enough to hit single ships and bunkers and it was 1944 with high resolution mapping radar available.

But they could hit precisely the crest of a dam.

Area bombardments were not that precise, they weren’t meant to be, still the targeting was very precise down to single buildings.

No the reason was to kill as many German civilians as possible. In one attack on Hamburg more than 10000 people were burned alive, while no attempt was made to bomb the harbour and ship building yards were dozens of U-boats were made ready.

They bombed Basel and Zürich in 1940, coincidently hitting a gear manufacturing plant and railway lines.

And the biggest AA gun manufacturer. But you only hear this story from very old people who worked there.