Why didn't Hitler take Switzerland ?

[Tim_T-Bonham.net]

@BigT

Especially if you have similarly scaled equipment.

Looking at his drastically oversized hands, this statue sure gives the lie to the old saying about “big hands, big …”.

[kidchameleon]

@Knorf

Indeed.

Really, it’s like this: if you had a goose which laid golden eggs, would you promptly turn it into Pâté de Foie Gras?

Hell no! That’s illegal in these here parts.

[Askance]

@EinsteinsHund

I see all points made in all of the answers above, but Switzerland is and was a very rich country, and the Nazis were greedy bastards.

Yes they were, but they never invaded a country simply to loot it, always for some political or military reason. That simply never arose with Switzerland.

[Askance]

@Susanann

Why do you think a dozen arab countries were never able to conquer Isreal over the last 60 years?

Whatever it is, it has nothing whatsoever to do with a no-surrender policy, which by definition can only apply when you are losing the battles. Israel won all those battles, so their commitment to any supposed no-surrender policy has never been tested.

You cannot win a war by virtue of a no-surrender policy, you just make the other guy pay more for winning.

[BlinkingDuck]

@Kevbo

Yes Japan, in the same era.
Apparently, you develop atomic weapons, nuke two of thier cities to cinders, and politely suggest that they modify their view of surrender.

That’s silly. It would never work.

[TheBlackSheep]

@The_Second_Stone

This shit about the Swiss never surrendering is bullshit. They had surrendered before and would again if required to protect their profits. The behavior of the Swiss during WWII is nothing to brag about. The Swiss powers that be stole everything they could from their Jewish clients’ families in accounts and insurance policies. And they laundered money for the Nazis. That someone would come and post here about Swiss “bravery” makes me want to puke.

Bravo that man

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Please note, this is a thread originally from Sept. 2009.

[kidchameleon]

Whew, just in time, before a* full *half-decade had passed!

[dougie_monty]

@t-bonham@scc.net

Hey – they were designed by Michelangelo !
It’d take more courage to walk around in the uniform Michelangelo put on his statue of David.

Well, they carry medieval axes–and automatic pistols. Who cares what they wear?

[GreenElf]

I was under the impression that Hitler lived in Switzerland for awhile, so maybe he sentimentally viewed it as his scenic vacation getaway enclave?

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@GreenElf

I was under the impression that Hitler lived in Switzerland for awhile, so maybe he sentimentally viewed it as his scenic vacation getaway enclave?

Cite?

[Lukeinva]

@GreenElf

I was under the impression that Hitler lived in Switzerland for awhile, so maybe he sentimentally viewed it as his scenic vacation getaway enclave?

He had a mountain chalet in Garmische Partenkirchen which is on the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain and part of the Alps.