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Re: Invading Switzerland in WW2, pro and con (fwd)



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> From: "Richard Redd" <rredd@earthlink.net>
> To: <consim-l@net.uni-c.dk>
> Subject: Re: Invading Switzerland in WW2, pro and con
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:56:11 -0600

> Of course there's the old story about some conqueror (I think it was Hitler
> saying, "I could invade your country with 100,000 men". The Swiss diplomat
> says, "Every man would fire their rifles at the invader". "Well, suppose I
> send 200,00?"  "Then every one would fire twice."


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