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Nearly entire 2nd Polish Rifle div had to break thru German forces to Switzerland due to front moving past them.They avoided encirclement.Some other French units did the same.
Some soldiers escaped internment and got to Polish army via Spain or Africa.Most choose to stay, learned French and became part of Swiss workforce until end of war.Some stayed there after war.
Some soldiers escaped internment and got to Polish army via Spain or Africa.Most choose to stay, learned French and became part of Swiss workforce until end of war.Some stayed there after war.
Dark Alley Dan
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The F-105 was blisteringly fast, even at low level, and could deliver a nuke. It's the largest single-crewed aircraft the USAF has ever operated. They fell like leaves in Southeast Asia. They were a big, brawny, manly lawn dart of an airplane. But aerobatic? Not really.
But don't tell that to the Thunderbirds, who operated them for a single season (six airshows in 1964) before losing one to "spine failure" and going back to the F100.
Like performing ballet wearing Gene Simmons' on-stage boots and full hazmat kit.
But don't tell that to the Thunderbirds, who operated them for a single season (six airshows in 1964) before losing one to "spine failure" and going back to the F100.
Like performing ballet wearing Gene Simmons' on-stage boots and full hazmat kit.
During World War Two, 104,000 soldiers from 38 nations were interned across Switzerland, no longer with POW status. There were 30,000 French, 21,000 Italians, 13,000 Polish, 7,000 former POWs after the surrender of Italy, 3,000 Germans and 1,500 German deserters, all providing incomes for empty hotels. From each other nation, there were fewer than 1,000 internees. There were internment centres in 768 Swiss communities. (Basically, ordinary soldiers, such as Polish or Soviet whose governments would not pay, were interned in camps).
In 1941, an agreement was reached for sick POWs imprisoned in Germany to come to Switzerland, assisted by the Red Cross. While soldiers, particularly Allied officers, were expected to respect their hotel internments, many escaped, some of them in coordination with their embassies, but usually on their own and in spring along ‘underground railways’ to Spain or Portugal. Those who were captured were interned in camps, such as Wauwilermoos.
https://www.global-geneva.com/switzerlands-prisoners-of-war-during-two-world-wars-and-beyond/
In 1941, an agreement was reached for sick POWs imprisoned in Germany to come to Switzerland, assisted by the Red Cross. While soldiers, particularly Allied officers, were expected to respect their hotel internments, many escaped, some of them in coordination with their embassies, but usually on their own and in spring along ‘underground railways’ to Spain or Portugal. Those who were captured were interned in camps, such as Wauwilermoos.
https://www.global-geneva.com/switzerlands-prisoners-of-war-during-two-world-wars-and-beyond/
Kampfhamster
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@diopter: do you know what happened to all that equipment after their internment?
The Irish Republic had similar issues with aircraft and I believe some vessels during WWII.
The equipment was confiscated and the combatents were interred but allowed to keep personal possessions as well as medical supplies.
Likely they used what they could to supplement their own military if the equipment was in satisfactory condition.
If the planes, etc were in non flyable condition, the only thing they would likely do with them is scrounge parts for their own use and scrap the hulks.
There is very little information on what happened to the equipments they confiscated.
The equipment was confiscated and the combatents were interred but allowed to keep personal possessions as well as medical supplies.
Likely they used what they could to supplement their own military if the equipment was in satisfactory condition.
If the planes, etc were in non flyable condition, the only thing they would likely do with them is scrounge parts for their own use and scrap the hulks.
There is very little information on what happened to the equipments they confiscated.
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I want these BUK units in every district of our country so as to take out those fookin' chem-sprayer jets that assault us on a daily basis to warp our weather.
Worth a repost..I think.
Posted this on June 27th...the start of the our heat wave.
06-27-2021, 12:50 PM
Not to stray off topic...but...around 11am yesterday...I counted no less than 5 chem trails. All strategically placed in a grid pattern.
Could have been airliners I guess...but didn't think they would have 5 flights all heading North/East at the same time.
Should have taken a picture.
Could have been many more, but that's all I could see from my house.
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maple_leaf_eh
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I've looked at Wish dot com for neutron bombs, but haven't found them offered. Do you have a preferred source?
From "chappie", Bloke on Range's co-conspirateur.
Fabien Compos
Carlos Da Silva In short, the material was returned to France once the armistice was signed. The French were allowed to return home for demobilization while the Polish forces remained interned in Switzerland until the end of the war.
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Take yer pick. Numerous nations have 'em these days & have already played with the buggers. The one used in Yemen was a deep penetrator unit with time delay to initiate the fusion device at the designed depth.
