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Originally posted by Easytiger
Lebell, I think we may be guilty of thread-jacking if we keep going on this one. That said, I don't disagree with you, I merely suggest that Hitler wasn't afraid of a few Swiss assault rifles. That said, I have no idea why he didn't invade Switzerland- though I know he had some kind of agreement or alliance with them.
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Easytiger,
I agree about the thread hijacking and I appologize to Simple Min for it. I certainly didn't intend to send it off into another discussion on the second amendment.
Re: Hitler and the Swiss.
No Hitler wasn't afraid of a few Swiss assault rifles, but he was afraid of a few million armed men with assault rifles protecting high mountain passes using massive underground fortifications from which they could pound attacking troups with small arms, artillery and even aircraft.
If you've never researched it, the Swiss are legendary in their military defense preparations. It makes a fascinating read.