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Among these neutral countries, only Switzerland has received two completely different evaluations. Some people think that Switzerland is a shameful opportunist. In this war, the Swiss only care about interests. For others, Switzerland's humanitarian instinct is one of the few bright spots on the dark European continent.

Switzerland is a "professional" neutral country. Since the end of Napoleon's war in 18 15, Switzerland's security has been guaranteed by the European superpower, and two centuries before that, Switzerland declared itself a neutral country. If neutrality is a definite concept, then Switzerland is the best proof; If neutrality is a hoax or fantasy, then Switzerland is a barometer of this test.

During World War II, Switzerland was threatened and faced greater pressure than other neutral countries in Europe. Switzerland is surrounded by the Axis-controlled area and has no seaport. By 1942, despite repeated protests by the Allies, Switzerland's merchandise exports to Germany had tripled compared with that before the war.

At the same time, Switzerland's humanitarian relief, diplomatic and commercial activities have never stopped. Switzerland is a paradise for people displaced by war. Meanwhile, Switzerland was a banker of Nazi Germany. Although Switzerland condemned the brutality of Nazi aggression, the gold flowing out of Swiss banks provided power for Nazi Germany's war machine and continued the war of aggression.

1 939 September1day, news of war broke out all over Switzerland, which coincided with the most important holiday celebration in Switzerland-the annual alpine skiing season. The Swiss celebrated crazily, as if it would be their last festival. Geographically and ethnically, Switzerland is the closest country to Germany, but the Swiss have no illusions about the German Nazis.

Switzerland has many German descendants and many residents of German nationality. When the Nazis seized German sovereignty, they set up many pro-Nazi groups in Switzerland, among which the elites were selected for paramilitary training. The "sports group" they formed is actually a military detachment. Pro-Nazi groups in Switzerland attracted 40,000 members.

Switzerland was the first country in Europe to mobilize. As early as 4 1 hour before France declared war, Switzerland held a mobilization meeting.

For the first time, Switzerland established a federal political police force, whose task is to stop all attempts to subvert the country from within. However, threats from abroad also worry the Swiss. If a country that lacks resources and relies entirely on trade and tourism is blocked by other countries, what capital will it have to remain neutral? However, Switzerland is not sitting still. The government allocated funds to build a defensive fortress on the Rhine border, and at the same time extended the military service training time and formed an army of 500,000 people. However, the lack of equipment also limits the combat effectiveness of this army.

A few months before Germany launched a blitzkrieg against the West, Switzerland had strengthened its internal and external defense lines. After the fall of Norway and Denmark, the Swiss police stepped up their investigation. After the news of the conquest of the Netherlands and Belgium came, Switzerland closed its borders, blocked roads and railways, and demanded that all foreigners with guns in the country hand over their weapons.

Swiss intelligence personnel reported that the troops of 30 divisions were advancing towards the Rhine River border, carrying pontoons, and all traffic signs along the way had been changed to Swiss direction signs, while landmarks showed the distance from Switzerland-Germany would attack at 2 am on May 15. But after a long night, Germany did not attack. Although Germany has made plans for Switzerland, the purpose of this military operation is to confuse the French army. In July, with the fall of France, Switzerland was isolated on the mainland and ruled by a dictator.

In a radio address, the Swiss President Pillay Gora showed goodwill to Germany and ordered the army to be reduced to only two-thirds. The Swiss people are angry. The military is opposed to this policy. They decided to resist any invaders unconditionally and made a plan to use the terrain of the Alps to deal with the invaders.

German bombers and fighter planes constantly violated Swiss airspace, but they were resisted by the Swiss Air Force every time. The Swiss Air Force shot down four German fighter planes with planes purchased from Germany before the war. Hitler was angry. Under his threat, Switzerland compromised and opened its airspace. Subsequently, a large number of British planes flew to Italy via Switzerland. Hitler thought that the night lights in Switzerland were undoubtedly for the navigation of British planes. Switzerland compromised again, accepted shameful curfews and lights-out orders, and the night in the city became dark.

At the same time, Switzerland is also in trouble. Pro-Nazi organizations and German citizens carried out sabotage everywhere. Switzerland has also become the activity center of international spies and intelligence personnel and a battlefield without smoke.

After the fall of France, domestic materials in Switzerland were in short supply. At this time, Germany also cut off the export of goods to Switzerland, forcing Switzerland to accept the new foreign trade policy. Germany imported a large number of weapons, aluminum and daily necessities from Switzerland, and Germany also requested the use of Swiss railways to transport strategic materials from Italy. The close relationship with the Nazis made the Swiss feel guilty. At that time, there was a popular saying in Switzerland: "We worked for the Nazis six days a week and prayed for the allies the rest of the time."

At the end of 1942, the situation in Switzerland changed with Germany's retreat in Africa and its obstruction in the Soviet Union. Under the pressure of allies, Swiss exports to Germany are shrinking. Allied forces dropped bombs on Switzerland several times "by mistake" to warn Switzerland to stop exporting strategic materials to Germany.

Throughout the 1930s, refugees kept pouring into Switzerland, but it was only after the fall of France that the tide of refugees really surged. A large number of soldiers and civilians came to Switzerland. Subsequently, the French puppet government declared that 6.5438+0.7 million Jews were "unwelcome", and Switzerland was afraid of more immigrants and announced that it could only accept 7,000 more "political refugees". Subsequently, the Swiss border patrol expelled a large number of Jews every day. However, with the escalation of domestic opposition activities, Switzerland reopened its doors. During the war, 300,000 refugees and immigrants came to Switzerland.

Switzerland has also carried out a series of humanitarian relief activities abroad, exchanging prisoners of war for the warring parties and monitoring the prison camps of both sides.

For Nazi officials, Switzerland was an ideal place to collect the wealth they plundered, and a large amount of gold flowed from Germany into Swiss banks. In fact, many people think that Germany did not invade this country because it needed Swiss financial support and gold market.

Swiss banking law stipulates that no one can investigate the details of customers-even the government, so the investigation of Nazi wealth reached a deadlock in the late war. However, under the threat of the United States, in March 1945, Switzerland was forced to agree to check the accounts of foreign customers, but still insisted that other countries should not interfere in the verification process. As a result, the Nazi deposit was about $250 million, but the allies thought it should be at least three times that amount. In addition, there should be nearly $300 million worth of gold deposited in Swiss banks, but Switzerland does not recognize this figure and only agrees to return $58 million. 1946, a large number of gold coins marked 1937- 1939 suddenly appeared in circulation in Switzerland. The allies suspected that these gold coins were forged with detained Nazi gold and disguised as old coins, but the investigation was inconclusive and the puzzle was dropped.

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