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WW2 was about conquest and they were invaded by the Russians. Being neutral didn't really save them from the attack. When push comes to shove, neutral countri
by lostmymind66 7y ago
WW2 was about conquest and they were invaded by the Russians. Being neutral didn't really save them from the attack.
When push comes to shove, neutral countries eventually need to pick sides or they will be taken over.
- hn23 7y agoThe Swiss would disagree. Neutral by constitution..
- Macross8299 7y agoSwiss Neutrality did not save them in WW2 either, only German strategic calculus and the idea within the German high command that a mountain campaign would be too costly in military terms. It wasn't their neutrality that saved them, it was military deterrence. Push did NOT come to shove for them. You cannot seriously assert that if Germany beats the UK and Russia, they will decide to simply leave Switzerland alone? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tannenbaum#Nazi_attitudes_towards_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tannenbaum#Nazi_atti...
- gdy 7y agoYou are misinformed, Finland wasn't neutral before WW2 and it wasn't neutral before the Winter War.