How Switzerland Became Unconquerable

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  • How Switzerland Became Unconquerable
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  • @mauby6781
    @mauby6781 Před 2 lety +3624

    Geography is by far one of the largest tactical advantages a country can have

    • @valinorean4816
      @valinorean4816 Před 2 lety +41

      No s**t Sherlock!

    • @mauby6781
      @mauby6781 Před 2 lety +118

      @@valinorean4816 what's your problem? Why you so mad?

    • @valinorean4816
      @valinorean4816 Před 2 lety +19

      @@mauby6781 i ain't? it's just too funny

    • @MeanApollo
      @MeanApollo Před 2 lety +83

      No, its the brain and spirit of the people who live there.
      Geography is not worth much if you cant make use of it intelligently.

    • @juliam1395
      @juliam1395 Před 2 lety +28

      In modern warfare and future wars Geography will not help.

  • @technetium9653
    @technetium9653 Před 2 lety +4218

    Tank = *gets through Switzerland*
    Switzerland = congratulations, you're fucked

    • @marczhu7473
      @marczhu7473 Před 2 lety +101

      you need mobile suit like gundam to breakthrough the mountain :D

    • @m60patton85
      @m60patton85 Před 2 lety +43

      @@marczhu7473 they won't. Switzerland is a giant bear trap

    • @katlenm9041
      @katlenm9041 Před 2 lety +14

      You only see the tip of the protection mountain in this clip. Tanks sitting at the bottom of cravases are of no use

    • @_sky_2501
      @_sky_2501 Před 2 lety +6

      Yes... Just yes

    • @ajstyles5704
      @ajstyles5704 Před 2 lety +19

      This video only showed 15% how bad it could be for tanks to reach a city in Switzerland.

  • @hugonongbri8100
    @hugonongbri8100 Před 2 lety +1200

    Switzerland is the perfect example of "It's better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war"

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Před rokem +28

      They finance the wars others suffer.

    • @aut0mat1c11
      @aut0mat1c11 Před rokem +27

      @@rmp7400 it would be best to be a neutral third party for everybody. That way, if one country-let's say, Germany, for the sake of an example-would harm the Swiss, then every country would gun for Germany.

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu Před rokem +2

      Cheeze

    • @deathmeter7243
      @deathmeter7243 Před rokem +14

      @@rmp7400 Neutrality isn’t supporting. Its about and acting the same towards everyone, be it a morally correct saint, or Satan.

    • @The_Negative_One
      @The_Negative_One Před rokem +2

      Bro where do you get your metafors from?

  • @v1e1r1g1e1
    @v1e1r1g1e1 Před rokem +329

    Switzerland is the school kid who, in one hand, holds the wallets of the bullies who are fighting each other. Unlike the schoolkid, Switzerland also holds in his other hand a grenade with no pin.

    • @nedenburayabaktn2981
      @nedenburayabaktn2981 Před rokem +10

      Underrated comment

    • @petekdemircioglu
      @petekdemircioglu Před 11 měsíci

      A turkish guy was terrorizing this community. So I flagged him as terrorist.

    • @tahaqo007
      @tahaqo007 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ok the wallet thingy, that i understand. but a grenade with no pin. i am wishing for more context. it was nuke probably or maybe economic trade secrets.

    • @evilspacemonkeyman
      @evilspacemonkeyman Před měsícem

      Clearly the US education system has gone to a whole new level.

    • @thebestteacher7466
      @thebestteacher7466 Před 19 dny

      More like he is infected and the bully don't want to touch him

  • @billythepigeon4602
    @billythepigeon4602 Před 2 lety +3592

    People: “Don’t invade Russia in the winter.”
    This guy: “Don’t invade Switzerland, period.”

    • @Senzawa69
      @Senzawa69 Před 2 lety +44

      @sneksnekitsasnek Napoleon didn't invade Switzerland. nor have conflict with it. He just walk in the mount alps for deception into thinking the britz wouldn't think.

    • @randomwagtail4295
      @randomwagtail4295 Před 2 lety +11

      @@Senzawa69 when Napoleon attacked them they weren't the extreme of neutral

    • @ajay-naz6996
      @ajay-naz6996 Před 2 lety +7

      if you were looking for a few K likes then I’m sorry you won’t get that 😉

    • @beback_
      @beback_ Před 2 lety +7

      No one invaded Russia in the winter.

    • @randomwagtail4295
      @randomwagtail4295 Před 2 lety +18

      @@beback_ What about Germany, France and Sweden

  • @itsjvck1
    @itsjvck1 Před 2 lety +3824

    So what I’m hearing is that Switzerland is basically the house from Home Alone

  • @AlanNAlaska
    @AlanNAlaska Před 2 lety +114

    2 things: 1) Swiss tanks were designed for mountain terrain and can adjust their track pattern unlike any other tank for use in mountain regions. It's called a Stridsvagn 103 2) The inner mountain base(s) are real. I've witnessed them personally while stationed in Europe.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 Před 2 lety +12

      Stridsvagn is Swedish not Swiss!

    • @Gunni1972
      @Gunni1972 Před 2 lety +6

      There was only one REAL swiss Tank: the "Mutz".Everything else was called "Horse" in really tricky terrain. And the Messenger/intelligence couriers used Bicycles.

    • @sunsnows
      @sunsnows Před rokem +4

      That is Sweden not Switzerland

    • @robertbauer3419
      @robertbauer3419 Před rokem

      @@sunsnows Aghh...Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Somalia... same shit. We don;t give a fuck here in the US, it's all the same to us. We are the greatest country in the history of the human race! Lol

    • @guyaverage2092
      @guyaverage2092 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Ouch! American education struck again!🤡

  • @KelvinColin
    @KelvinColin Před rokem +131

    Proud to be Swiss 🇨🇭
    We love peace but we also brave enough to defend our country at any cost. 🛡️

    • @ham0ud33
      @ham0ud33 Před rokem +3

      Me too bro💪

    • @guyaverage2092
      @guyaverage2092 Před rokem +3

      @@ham0ud33 Jaja wenn das Land mit dem Maul verteidigt werden könnte bräuchten wir uns vor niemandem zu fürchten!

    • @axonice
      @axonice Před 11 měsíci +4

      WHERE... IS... MY... GOLD?????????

    • @sans1331
      @sans1331 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Love Switzerland, from the United States 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇭

    • @TheRealMakotoYuki675
      @TheRealMakotoYuki675 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@sans1331same I wish I was half Swiss but if there chill with Jamaicans and Indians let me know cause I’m Indian and Jamaican

  • @williamclark7023
    @williamclark7023 Před 2 lety +4981

    Favourite Swiss quote in response to the Kaiser of Germany
    During WW1, Switzerland had 250,000 soldiers.
    The German Kaiser asked the Swiss ambassador in Berlin: “What would Switzerland do if I invaded with 500 000 soldiers?” The ambassador replied: “Shoot twice and go home.”

    • @JegesCaverMedve
      @JegesCaverMedve Před 2 lety +87

      Hitler like invade again Switzerland but his famous General Erwin Rommel showed him a calculate...inside Switzerland the first 25km defenders lost app. 25.000 people, ....but Germany Army it will be lost app. 250.000 people...
      And after the Winter War (Finnland against Sovietunion ), learning something the Wermacht warmachine... Finnland lost App. 25.000 people,...but novadays historic research the Soviets lost over 1 million people....

    • @The_OneManCrowd
      @The_OneManCrowd Před 2 lety +31

      @@JegesCaverMedve Plus the socialist nazis would have brainwashed the German soldiers into believing the Swiss-Germans would have welcomed them as "liberators", just like the socialist bolsheviks had the soviet soldier convinced they were invading Finland for the same idea. They would have been very enthusiastic until the body bags started coming back by the thousands.

    • @marieltost3987
      @marieltost3987 Před 2 lety +434

      Chadzerland

    • @mercetajs
      @mercetajs Před 2 lety +161

      @@JegesCaverMedve imagine swiss snipers in the mountains taking nazi soldiers one by one(like in Finland)... but yeah.. soviet union lost its most troops to cold when going for Finland

    • @RaVen-ic8mn
      @RaVen-ic8mn Před 2 lety +108

      @@mercetajs swiss snipers nowadays are a bit of a joke. Yeah durable, can climb an icy mountain, survive morr them a week up there in snow etc. But the modern military is kindergarten for adults. Greeting from a Swiss marksman

  • @PeoplecallmeLucifer
    @PeoplecallmeLucifer Před 2 lety +2443

    Germany: I'm thinking of invading Switzerland
    Switzerland: How's your water quality?

    • @samplasta1033
      @samplasta1033 Před 2 lety +89

      ''accident''

    • @PeoplecallmeLucifer
      @PeoplecallmeLucifer Před 2 lety +114

      @@samplasta1033 I mean they did ACCIDENTALLY invade Lichtenstein .... more than once

    • @OWnIshiiTrolling
      @OWnIshiiTrolling Před 2 lety +106

      Oh, that is a nice river there, would be a shame if something were to happen to it, oder? ODER?

    • @scooterbob4432
      @scooterbob4432 Před 2 lety +102

      No country on earth will invade Switzerland. Corrupt leaders of most countries have secret accounts in Swiss banks.

    • @r3mpuh
      @r3mpuh Před 2 lety +24

      I know old german People who was sus of the drinking water & bought bottle water. Totally beacuse of Switzerland, not coincidence. 😌

  • @SheyESO
    @SheyESO Před 2 lety +27

    Ammunition isn't allowed anymore to carry home. It first was introduced to be able to 'shoot your way into the next military base'. However, since some soldiers killed themselves or relatives in domestic conflict, ammunition was only distributed when in active training at shooting ranges. After every exercise, remaining ammunition must be surrendered by law.

  • @teslify_ch
    @teslify_ch Před rokem +22

    Switzerland also did a really good job playing its enemies out against each other. A fantastic readable book about this thematic is for example 'Jürg Jenatsch' by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Thank you for the video!

  • @RandomGuy-hb3ub
    @RandomGuy-hb3ub Před 2 lety +2603

    Like Einstein said: “I am not only a pacifist, I’m a militant pacifist, I am willing to fight for peace”
    The Swiss were taking notes apparently.

    • @alexalpine4490
      @alexalpine4490 Před 2 lety +189

      Einstein was the one taking notes from his time in Switzerland

    • @amarug
      @amarug Před 2 lety +6

      he lived here next door lol

    • @tripackonetooth4910
      @tripackonetooth4910 Před 2 lety +28

      Ha ha ha... Dude ! Switzerland was founded in 1291... Einstein was living in Switzerland in the XXth century...

    • @redhidinghood9337
      @redhidinghood9337 Před 2 lety +15

      Einstein said everything apparently

    • @princevimbai1
      @princevimbai1 Před 2 lety +26

      @@redhidinghood9337 “indeed, I did” - also Einstein 😂😂

  • @Killdozer667
    @Killdozer667 Před 2 lety +5666

    "Neutrality does not just mean staying out of conflict, it means seeing everyone as a potential threat to themselves and preparing for such. Because neutral countries that don't get Belgiumed."

    • @AmanKumarPadhy
      @AmanKumarPadhy Před 2 lety +194

      I see you my kraut comrade.

    • @straw_hat1579
      @straw_hat1579 Před 2 lety +50

      @@AmanKumarPadhy my one piece and kraut comrade

    • @axlr8deathpls294
      @axlr8deathpls294 Před 2 lety +27

      I see a switzerland getting of afraiding sof rhe lickthenstein

    • @axlr8deathpls294
      @axlr8deathpls294 Před 2 lety +25

      Sorryings of bad englsih

    • @oussama9183
      @oussama9183 Před 2 lety +33

      neutrality is also always siding with the oppressor to avoid getting seen as an enemy by the one hurting your neighbours!

  • @sirrathersplendid4825
    @sirrathersplendid4825 Před 2 lety +10

    Got a lift from a Swiss army colonel when hitchhiking once in France/Germany. He said the reason nobody would dare invade Switzerland is simple - all of Europe’s rivers start in Switzerland. They control Europe’s water supply and could deny water to anyone who messes with them.

  • @TheJojolalune24
    @TheJojolalune24 Před 2 lety +18

    As a Swiss living 10 kilometers from France, you can still see a lot of bunkers along the road (it was because it was occupied part of France during WWII)

  • @Jalilhalman
    @Jalilhalman Před 2 lety +4775

    If “MINDING MY OWN DAMN BUSINESS” was a country.

    • @simix6915
      @simix6915 Před 2 lety +30

      Canada?

    • @thunderdragon8363
      @thunderdragon8363 Před 2 lety +70

      @@simix6915 NATIVE CANADIAN GENOCIDE

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 2 lety +28

      Well yes but their Major League Swiss Banking System paves the way.

    • @koldavo8866
      @koldavo8866 Před 2 lety +40

      @@simix6915 if "im so sorry" was a country

    • @cuculan1978
      @cuculan1978 Před 2 lety +14

      Banks said lets stay neutral and we will get rich from it simple as that they financed allies and axis double edged sword, traits from temple banking system the first of it kind with tax free till to this day.

  • @tyroneshoemaker5264
    @tyroneshoemaker5264 Před 2 lety +2144

    Switzerland's battle cry from the mountains:
    R - I - C - O - L - A - !

    • @ERNOOO1
      @ERNOOO1 Před 2 lety +31

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @dilmaarora5316
      @dilmaarora5316 Před 2 lety +79

      It is decoded, only Swiss people will know it's meaning 😂

    • @ERNOOO1
      @ERNOOO1 Před 2 lety +8

      @@dilmaarora5316 true 🤣

    • @stillmotions8088
      @stillmotions8088 Před 2 lety +9

      Oh it's on when they hear that🤣🤣

    • @danif8795
      @danif8795 Před 2 lety +5

      @@dilmaarora5316 Italians too

  • @jacobsommer6146
    @jacobsommer6146 Před 2 lety +96

    Switzerland is far from unconquerable, and most great powers would be able to do it (France did it quite easily during the French Revolutionary Wars) now as well as in the past. However, the cost of doing so compared to what you gain from it has always been terrible, and as it has claimed neutrality and served as a buffer zone for ages, there has never truly been any good reasons to conquer the Swiss.

    • @plugshirt1762
      @plugshirt1762 Před 2 lety +15

      Yeah in war a lot of people often forget you don’t need to be stronger to win you just have to be enough of a pain to actually invade that nobody wants to put in the effort

    • @Mikamichae
      @Mikamichae Před 2 lety

      Makes most sense

    • @rumplstiltztinkerstein
      @rumplstiltztinkerstein Před 2 lety +3

      @@plugshirt1762 If the US thought about that they wouldn't have to spend so much in the war industrial complex

    • @guillermocrespo8144
      @guillermocrespo8144 Před 2 lety +2

      That is a really Swiss answer :)

    • @plugshirt1762
      @plugshirt1762 Před 2 lety +3

      @@rumplstiltztinkerstein they likely have considering the only reason they won the revolutionary war and war of 1812 was that very thing. They just know if they have the absolute strongest military it is both a giant deterrent and it allows them to meddle in foreign affairs a lot easier

  • @jan-ovepedersen5764
    @jan-ovepedersen5764 Před 2 lety +6

    Norway use the same strategy, like the Swiss we are prepared to blast our own infrastructure if ever necessary. Like Switzerland Norway is a mountainous courty, Norway is full of mountains, steep valleys and deep fjords.

  • @ominusomega7803
    @ominusomega7803 Před 2 lety +5700

    About them bombing bridges, if I recall there was a time where Germany and Switzerland in the early 2000s or 2010s worked together to build a bridge (Germany paid for half of it and Switzerland paid the remaining half) but these madlads decided to place bombs along the bridge without Germany’s knowledge for years, just goes to show their dedication to neutrality is still very strong in the modern age

    • @Der_Z0nK
      @Der_Z0nK Před 2 lety +323

      To be fair, it was only roughly in the same time that Germany started to dismantle its own planned obstacles against an invasion from the east. Bridges were not armed with explosives all the time, but the boreholes were already there. There were also camouflaged towers alongside narrow highway portions that contained large cement blocks that could be blown up in a specific way to fall across the highway. And other stuff.
      The swiss didn't invent the concept of destroying infrastructure to delay an advancing enemy

    • @dafidrosydan9719
      @dafidrosydan9719 Před 2 lety +92

      The afgan of europe :)

    • @vampire4312
      @vampire4312 Před 2 lety +383

      Yeah, I think Germany found out after Switzerland announced: "We removed the explosive out of the bridge..." And Germany was like: "What explosives?!"

    • @londeners3321
      @londeners3321 Před 2 lety +187

      No one will invade Switzerland because the swiss bank is where nations store their off shore saving and Switzerland has serious diplomatic ties to practically everyone.

    • @charlesyoung2197
      @charlesyoung2197 Před 2 lety +18

      @@unlink1649 I just saw the US Air Force having there fighterr pilots land on a highway in Kentucky just a couple of weeks ago.I couldn't believe they still have their pilots doing such maneuvers these days.

  • @grom4games
    @grom4games Před 2 lety +852

    Basically them saying, "We don't want trouble but we'll raise a little hell if you persist..."

    • @theSunKing142
      @theSunKing142 Před 2 lety +15

      Thanks 4 ur comment. You nailed it😂. Cheers from a Swiss.

    • @philippjorda4671
      @philippjorda4671 Před 2 lety +8

      @@theSunKing142 Ich hann no nie sone schwizer Name wie "Reto Nideröst" ghört :)

    • @shqipeNr1
      @shqipeNr1 Před 2 lety

      @@philippjorda4671 same bro

    • @Shen271
      @Shen271 Před 2 lety

      Jep

    • @IceRain17
      @IceRain17 Před 2 lety

      "little"

  • @ilaldkxb
    @ilaldkxb Před měsícem +2

    "tag you're it"
    🇨🇭: "damn it"

  • @TheEmT33
    @TheEmT33 Před 2 lety

    amazing use of sound in this video!

  • @princevimbai1
    @princevimbai1 Před 2 lety +1439

    “The Swiss-German language that is the equivalent of bombs to your ears” 😭😂
    Wow!

    • @humphreygokart2135
      @humphreygokart2135 Před 2 lety +58

      Nothing compared to what you'll hear if you try to speak Hochdeutsch to them.

    • @Boggs11HD
      @Boggs11HD Před 2 lety +80

      @@humphreygokart2135 so schlimm simmer ned😭😭😂

    • @Kyr082
      @Kyr082 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Boggs11HD Doch 😂
      Ich höre und spreche es (fast perfekt) jeden Tag, es stört mich nicht, aber wenn ich darüber nachdenke... 😱
      Und ja ... ein Berner der Hochdeutsch spricht 😱😱😱
      Mutter aus Basel, aufgewachsen in der welsche Schweiz, ich arbeite seit 15 Jahren in Biel/Lyss. Deutsche Freundin, (richtiges) Hochdeutsch ist so viel schöner ^^

    • @felixtheswiss
      @felixtheswiss Před 2 lety +5

      @@Boggs11HD Vor allem in Lenzburg gäll

    • @theguetzliboy8628
      @theguetzliboy8628 Před 2 lety +37

      @@Kyr082 Nei eifach nöd Hochdütsch isch eifach schmutz

  • @SwiGaVR
    @SwiGaVR Před 2 lety +695

    Swiss here.
    Just to let you know. Exept the amuntion, we still keep the military equipment at home.

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 2 lety +26

      but you can by the ammo without problem

    • @theallseeingeye9388
      @theallseeingeye9388 Před 2 lety +21

      Ermmm, can I join as a tank driver?
      I keep my vehicles extremely clean and poliahed at all times.

    • @SwiGaVR
      @SwiGaVR Před 2 lety +38

      @@Ezekiel903 if you have a guncard yeah. But else no

    • @SwiGaVR
      @SwiGaVR Před 2 lety +7

      @@theallseeingeye9388 if you bring enought years with you, then maybe yeah.

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 2 lety +22

      @@SwiGaVR you need only a Strafregisterauszug, and you can buy ammunition, believe me, i'm in a shooting club! translate Strafregisterauszug

  • @merxho95
    @merxho95 Před 2 lety +25

    Greetings & love goes out from Albanian to all Swiss people & Switzerland we love you and all Albanians living their and doing their service in Swiss Army ❤

    • @Donknowww
      @Donknowww Před rokem

      Greetings and love to you as well my Albanian brothers❤️

    • @realdragao6367
      @realdragao6367 Před rokem

      Kosovo😳

    • @krakca
      @krakca Před rokem

      Albanians and Swiss, the alliance nobody expects but everybody should fear

  • @switzerlandpinoyreview

    great content! Welcome to Switzerland

  • @ThatBeePerson
    @ThatBeePerson Před 2 lety +1467

    "we aren't neutral to protect us, though that is one reason, its to protect our enemies"
    Had a swiss friend say that, absolutely metal

    • @oof5020
      @oof5020 Před 2 lety +99

      Like he said in the video. We were declared neutral by our neighbors - not the other way around. ;)

    • @sonicluffypucca96
      @sonicluffypucca96 Před 2 lety +70

      If you looked at the military history of the Swiss dating from medieval times you would know why they were nicknamed the "tamers of kings"

    • @oof5020
      @oof5020 Před 2 lety +28

      @@sonicluffypucca96 "Charles the Bold lost his goods in Grandson - his courage in Murten and his blood in Nancy.”

    • @juliangerhard2552
      @juliangerhard2552 Před 2 lety +31

      Switzerland actually used to have a lot of mercenairies but at some point everyone agreed not to use swiss mercenairies because it was unfair

    • @janine6782
      @janine6782 Před 2 lety +46

      @@juliangerhard2552 not really, it was due to a law. swiss mercenairies should not fight for other countries anymore to prevent swiss men from killing each other.

  • @bleflar9183
    @bleflar9183 Před 2 lety +613

    6:48 The Swiss invented anti-tank toblerone. No wonder no one wants to mess with them.

    • @slr0316
      @slr0316 Před 2 lety +3

      😂😂

    • @dario7292
      @dario7292 Před 2 lety +21

      ,,anti-tank toblerone“ 😂😂😂😭😭

    • @mikebrown1881
      @mikebrown1881 Před 2 lety +12

      @@dario7292 that's actualy how we name them in Suisse Romande ^^

    • @skygirltv9975
      @skygirltv9975 Před 2 lety +1

      LMAO ;D

    • @dario7292
      @dario7292 Před 2 lety +3

      @@mikebrown1881 nice to know haha ich live at the german border

  • @louisschorpp
    @louisschorpp Před 2 lety +2

    Well, some exagerations… I am swiss, did my mandatory service for a year. 800’000 soliders is off, we speak about 80-100’000. We don’t have all our équipement home, just a few pieces, sometimes including the riffle, but rarely. And no amunition. About the dinamites in Infrastructures, it’s mostly not the case anymore, but some still have. But we can see the acces doors on many bridges, to the « dinamites » chambers. For the bunkers under the houses, we don’t have to Build them anymore, and if we don’t, we don’t need to pay for a community shelter. This rule came at the peak of the cold war. I think, what protects switzerland mostly, is that we’re small, and not very strategic on a political or geografical level. But, still, it’s nice that some people find this interesting.

  • @williamkatzners
    @williamkatzners Před 2 lety +6

    Just to clarify, since about 2014 TNT was removed from basically all bridges.
    Also I talked to a couple of ex military people from Switzerland which are part of a historian group regarding the WW2 bunker group on the eastern defense of Switzerland and they told me that looking back at it they calculated that the defenses would not hold for long if Germany decided to actually march intro Switzerland back in the days.
    Sure they would have moved into the mountains but that would only worked out for so long, until they are out of food and whatnot. Sure it wouldn't be easy for the Germans but at the end it all would came down to numbers.

    • @Christian-nj5bq
      @Christian-nj5bq Před rokem

      The worst thing of it is, that - after the war - it was exposed that a lot of those bunkers were built with inferior material. By Swiss corporations btw. Out of greed. It is a fact btw. This was discovered in the 50ies. Thank God those soldiers never had to see action - and were thinking sitting behind the best bunker tech at the time (because, yes, CH had the best knowledge about that - if the material was right...)

    • @pip5461
      @pip5461 Před rokem +1

      Sind sie Deutch?

    • @williamkatzners
      @williamkatzners Před rokem +1

      @@pip5461 Nein aber ich spreche deutsch.

    • @pip5461
      @pip5461 Před rokem

      @@williamkatzners Sehr gut (UK)... :)

  • @nikolatesla3420
    @nikolatesla3420 Před 2 lety +494

    This reminds me of a quote: “Walk a mile to avoid a fight but when it starts don’t back down an inch.”

    • @shadowaussien7743
      @shadowaussien7743 Před 2 lety +1

      Wise words wonder how this will work with Xi jingping goes shit crazy like the Hitler of Asia

    • @AwoudeX
      @AwoudeX Před 2 lety +10

      Hitler also said no retreat at some point and this allowed for entire armies to be encircled and destroyed by the Russians... Backing down to fight another day when the odds are in your favor is the way to go. If you however are holding a good position that has many force multipliers, the words are wise indeed. Think of Stalingrad where the Russians kept pouring in hundreds of thousands of soldiers for ideological reasons. It is estimated that 2 million died there. Yes they kept the Germans out, but the cost was way too high.

    • @TwinTurboOnly
      @TwinTurboOnly Před rokem

      It’s not too high when your life means nothing to your governing body

  • @JessicaZane4realz
    @JessicaZane4realz Před 2 lety +2981

    What’s the best thing about Switzerland?
    I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

  • @aaronvu6292
    @aaronvu6292 Před 2 lety +1

    I never been to Switzerland. But, I met two of them in my MMA class. And, they were both at least 6'2" and both have light colors of hair. And, they are tough beasts. Both of them came from different places in Switzerland.

  • @zverroboi
    @zverroboi Před rokem +3

    As other commentators already mentioned - the Video describes the very well thought-out defense concept that existed into the 1990s.
    After 1999 for 20 years much was lost - but in European comparison it's safe to say that Switzerlands defense is in a better shape than Germany and Austria for example. If it had simply reduced spending and size of the military like Finland after the Cold War, instead of switching to a totally other, useless concept ('Security through cooperation' & relying on a 10-year warning time before a next possible war (no joke!, but fortunately this idea is now being abandoned)), it would still be unconquerable.
    Now the funding is being increased, F-35 jets are being bought. The army size will probably get increased in the foreseeable future.
    The civil defence suffered simliiar neglect over the last 20years. The 'bunkers' are still there, but the whole system to turn them into a place where people can not only take shelter, but live and survive for days and weeks, is quite 'out f shape'. Here also a lot of reinvestement is overdue.

  • @HDTomo
    @HDTomo Před 2 lety +907

    The swiss havent been to war in roughly 200 years. They are really dedicated

    • @MrMakabar
      @MrMakabar Před 2 lety +9

      Sonderbund war....

    • @yaenlauper7272
      @yaenlauper7272 Před 2 lety +25

      This is not correct. The last armed conflict on Swiss territory took place in 1848.

    • @HDTomo
      @HDTomo Před 2 lety +8

      @@yaenlauper7272 changed

    • @yaenlauper7272
      @yaenlauper7272 Před 2 lety +3

      @@HDTomo👍

    • @eggselent9814
      @eggselent9814 Před 2 lety +54

      Switzerland is so neutral, that during the Sonderbund war (aka. a Swiss civil war), some of the cantons/states stayed neutral

  • @Twixxiful
    @Twixxiful Před 2 lety +472

    I'm from a small village on the german side of the lake of constance and when we visited a swiss bunker with our school once, the senior officer that was showing us around very proudly showed us our home village through the lense of a canon, stating that if it were to come to a conflict, they could easily reinstall said cannon and "shoot down your lighthouse with one shot". "Of course", he added "this bunker is open to the public so we wouldn't actually do it from here". I love our neigbors on the mountains!

    • @xres1329
      @xres1329 Před 2 lety +20

      I lived around Bodensee too and there were many ridiculously paranoid but neat and orderly communities I saw and enjoyed too.

    • @navaryn2938
      @navaryn2938 Před rokem +29

      "we wouldn't do it from here"
      implying there are other places they could've hit the village from

    • @Christian-nj5bq
      @Christian-nj5bq Před rokem +2

      The nice thought is this: If there is no invasion from Germany - which will never happen, as long as I live, this is just a "special" story ;-). I think and hope that those days in Central Europe are over for good. I just cannot imagine that we are doing the same sheit we did in the 30ies/40ies of last century. Alone considering how Germany and Switzerland is intertwined as never before.

    • @willysbakery6878
      @willysbakery6878 Před 11 měsíci

      @@navaryn2938 heavy tounge in cheeck🤣

  • @ZoloisNotsolo
    @ZoloisNotsolo Před rokem +2

    British empire:let’s go on x games mode
    Swiss:I can’t do this :c

  • @YorkGod1
    @YorkGod1 Před 2 lety +1

    Switzerland really does make really great army surplus gear!!!

  • @casper6405
    @casper6405 Před 2 lety +490

    Netherlands and Switzerland during ww1
    NL: this is nice
    Swiss: yeah really it's really pretty
    NL: next time same place
    Swiss: yeah sure
    WW2
    Swiss: hello Netherlands?!
    Germany: Netherlands isnt available at the moment

    • @spyrosfragos4573
      @spyrosfragos4573 Před 2 lety +13

      😂

    • @Project_Slagharen
      @Project_Slagharen Před 2 lety +8

      😔

    • @derboe_thebeast6869
      @derboe_thebeast6869 Před 2 lety +2

      😔

    • @MrT743
      @MrT743 Před 2 lety +2

      Good one😂
      Maar, “ze germans” pakte ons omdat we close waren met de britten en te para dat we een springplank zouden kunnen zijn later in de oorlog. En vergeet geografie niet…blitzkriegen gaat lastig in de bergen.

    • @ELB20499
      @ELB20499 Před 2 lety +1

      🤣

  • @TagusMan
    @TagusMan Před 2 lety +386

    The Swiss figured out that keeping everybody's money safe from everybody else is the best way to keep anybody from attacking them.

    • @Milliardo66
      @Milliardo66 Před 2 lety +66

      And there it is. I can‘t believe this wasn’t mentioned in the video. I‘m Swiss and I also live here, this is one of the biggest reasons we weren‘t attacked. Everybody knew, if you do that, you start a war with another 50 countries, some of them your allies

    • @pareshkalekar5823
      @pareshkalekar5823 Před 2 lety +9

      Well looking at the video and people's comments, how can I get a Swiss green card

    • @1waltrp
      @1waltrp Před 2 lety +10

      The Nazis figured out the country had better use in banking than anything else. Even now Switzerland is used to clean up dirty gold.

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano Před 2 lety +1

      Paresh Kalekar Just dont drag your culture to the alps. Get a green card and start your evolution by eating cheese and chocolate and less curry and camel biryani. (I’m just kidding. I miss making jokes with travelers about stereotypes).

    • @gimmedahhcookies4341
      @gimmedahhcookies4341 Před 2 lety +1

      I was just about ready to say something on these lines...thank you for making it simple

  • @ProfBitterBlud
    @ProfBitterBlud Před 7 měsíci +1

    Now I want an anime about Switzerland with all of its badassery.

  • @nabiaf2
    @nabiaf2 Před 11 měsíci

    This entire video is gold even with leaving out the most insane story/fact ,depending on who you ask, the Swiss were ready and prepared to blow up the Rhine dam. Flooding a huge part of land to make advancing basically impossible.

  • @SegsiLEgsi
    @SegsiLEgsi Před 2 lety +1150

    As a swiss citizen let me say a lot of this is outdated/exagerated. Most of the bridge bombs have been disarmed(at least officially). 800'000 is incorrect, more acurate number is about 250'000, also you only get to keep your military equipment until 34 when you are no longer considered in "reserve", you can choose to keep the rifle though. Also thr actual effectiveness of the military is highly debated as 90% are citizens and many would refuse to fight. However we do recieve similar training to US marines, and we have joint training exercises.
    The bunkers are real but were built in the 50s/60s so they are quite outdated, also many are so top secret they have been forgotten(we recently rediscovered one with a jet in it). There is a lot of mountain bunkers though, apparently enough to support ~1 million people, theres even an entire battery factory in one.
    Modern switzerlands neutrality is 90% diplomatic nowadays. Also we accidentally invaded liechtenstein with tanks a few times (it was my battalion, sorry liechtenstein). We invaded france by mistake too but it was just some infantry so no biggie.

    • @Christian-nj5bq
      @Christian-nj5bq Před 2 lety +86

      As a Swiss with a "Swiss" name ,-), I thank you for your observations, corrections. I don't want to belittle the Swiss armed forces. Not at all. But a lot of other "weak" factors" weren't accounted for. The most important thing in all those "Switzerland Is a Country of War" jubilation videos don't account for one thing: Switzerland was as beligerent as every other European nation at that time. But they (we) drew the right conclusions after a devastating defeat after a war of expansion: Stick to your country. Defend it, yes. But don't ever do a war for territorial gains again. The defeat in the 16 hundreds (the battle of Marignano) was that "official" Switzerland wanted to conquer Italian territory - and they were defeated by Italian forces - mostly "armed" by Swiss soldiers of fortune who were fighting for the other side... Also, with this: Swiss soldiers were traded like commodities since hundreds of years at that time. Sold by the rich class in our country to other forces in whole of Europe. It was not a slave trade, but a Soldier of Fortune-trade. And those who were "sold" did the bidding of other countries. Out of poverty.

    • @WelfiX
      @WelfiX Před 2 lety +14

      Ils serait obliger de defendre notre pays

    • @uneotarieseul9584
      @uneotarieseul9584 Před 2 lety +104

      I love the fact that Liechtenstein can be accidentally invaded.

    • @Furiends
      @Furiends Před 2 lety +8

      @@Christian-nj5bq What you describe where mercenaries become debters and fight for the other side is literally the founding history of slavery. The rules just got watered down and countries became loot and contracts unenforceable with failing governments. What won out was the men who traded the most debters and these men were expert at creating debters. It's exactly what happened to Native Americans as well. "explorers" as they're called in American history were these men and they also in essence made a pact with states to reignite the economic influence of government. That was the start of capitalism.

    • @Christian-nj5bq
      @Christian-nj5bq Před 2 lety +5

      @@Furiends Yes, it is/was a form of slavery. I don't exactly concur with your premise that this was the start of capitalism though ;-). But in essence the mechanism was/is the same.

  • @jgr7487
    @jgr7487 Před 2 lety +422

    Swiss government: "we have taken all the explosives from our infrastructure."
    also Swiss gov't (maybe, Idk): "bomb all bridges with the hidden planes as soon as you see soldiers approaching."

    • @dwightk.schrute8696
      @dwightk.schrute8696 Před 2 lety +17

      Drones. Much cheaper. Fact.

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 2 lety +18

      i mean, even if they have taken away the explosiv charges, it doesn't need long to reinstall it 🤔

    • @idkimlikereallybored9533
      @idkimlikereallybored9533 Před 2 lety +20

      @@Ezekiel903 that kinda is the point, even new infrastructure will have holes ready for charges to be planted

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe Před 2 lety +3

      @@idkimlikereallybored9533
      Chambers
      These are not “holes” but real rooms…!

    • @simonschaffner7080
      @simonschaffner7080 Před 2 lety +1

      Switzerland doesn't have bomb dropping capabillities. Lmao

  • @houndsol
    @houndsol Před 2 lety

    the music on these videos is sick!!

  • @Archimedes616
    @Archimedes616 Před 2 lety

    Thumbs up and subcribed. I was first introduced to Swiss unconquerability by John McPhee's 1984 book La Place de la Concorde Suisse.

  • @robezy0
    @robezy0 Před 2 lety +880

    Let me expand a bit on the Swiss mobilisation system: During world war 2, the entire army (800k soldiers) was able to mobilize in just 24 hours, border troops in even just 4. It was considered the fastest in the world.
    Note: these numbers are based on calculations in case of an actual invasion. In reality, the swiss mobilized 420k men (nice) in 3 days in response to the invasion of Poland

    • @spencervance8484
      @spencervance8484 Před 2 lety +13

      Oh. Thats impressive. Countries should strive to have that as a standard.

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe Před 2 lety +27

      When I was with them in 1990 they said
      24h for 80k troops at the border and additional 24h for the rest…

    • @robezy0
      @robezy0 Před 2 lety +3

      @@aoilpe hm i can't recall my source right now tbh, but according to the NZZ the army was mobilized in 3 days in ww2. What "could be done" is a lot of speculation ofc

    • @seve7268
      @seve7268 Před 2 lety +2

      im not 100% sure but today are it around 2‘000‘000 mens

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe Před 2 lety +1

      @@seve7268
      Last I know was 180‘000

  • @thoso1973
    @thoso1973 Před 2 lety +431

    Swiss Engineers: "Hmmm, so how should we design our tank traps, so the Germans and French know that we mean business?"
    (looks at engineer eating a Toblerone chocolate bar)

    • @obelixzh
      @obelixzh Před 2 lety +7

      Not sure what was first… maybe Mr. Tobler got the inspiration for his famous chocolate by looking at one of those traps

    • @karliskaurats6023
      @karliskaurats6023 Před 2 lety +6

      Its the other way around, the tank traps are nicknamed tobelerones and the chocolate is based upon them

    • @TheSolfilm
      @TheSolfilm Před 2 lety

      Very good one !

    • @archemistz548
      @archemistz548 Před 2 lety +1

      Nah Toblerone is based off the Matterhorn

  • @sevsbrille7277
    @sevsbrille7277 Před 2 lety +3

    I am from switzerland and even when my father toldm me some things like the bunkers and bases in the mountains. There were some very interesting facts i didn‘t know.
    Very cool video!

  • @bing0bongo
    @bing0bongo Před 2 lety

    Oh my god, the production value!

  • @Hugofoxli
    @Hugofoxli Před 2 lety +832

    You got two parts somewhat wrong and missed funny things.
    1. 3:06 The swiss Men are NOT allowed to take the ammunition home with them. If a war breaks out, the ammuntition is given out.
    2. 6:48 The "Tank Traps" are called "Drachenzähne" "EN: Dragontooths"
    3. You never mentioned that but, the swiss has no active "Military General". The swiss decides as soon as a war breaks out, who gets to be the "General".
    Edit: The Swiss actually shot down Planes in WWII. They shot down some Bombers of the allied forces and some Fighter Planes of the Axis.
    The Swiss got bombed by allied powers one time. The city they bombed was "Schaffhausen" cuz they mistook it for germany territory.
    The Swiss actually invaded "Lichtenstein" 2-3 times by accident.

    • @wirshl7141
      @wirshl7141 Před 2 lety +132

      How do you accidentally invade something 2-3 times?

    • @Hugofoxli
      @Hugofoxli Před 2 lety +134

      @@wirshl7141 ah well, the swiss has many crossroads and if u accidentally take a wrong turn near the Border, that happens. No one said, that the swiss army is smart.

    • @ElementsSti
      @ElementsSti Před 2 lety +61

      No you are wrong. As he said in the video. In 2007 they decided to not have the ammunition at home anymore. Before you had it at home. I know that because they changed that while I had to do my military service. The idea was that you have enough ammunition to get to the meeting point of your military unit in case of war.

    • @Hugofoxli
      @Hugofoxli Před 2 lety +14

      @@ElementsSti I am not wrong. I just misheard the "2007" and thought, that he said, that we still are allowed to take the ammunition home ^^
      I know from my brother, that you can keep the equipment and all but not the ammunition.
      (btw ^^ bin 20 und hat noch keine Aushebung xD)

    • @wirshl7141
      @wirshl7141 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Hugofoxli thats really neat. So they purposely go down the wrong road to invade Liechtenstein?

  • @bom3757
    @bom3757 Před 2 lety +412

    Infrastructure is temporary. Swiss blood and soil is eternal.

    • @thecreamycrusader290
      @thecreamycrusader290 Před 2 lety +12

      Naz*'s are red
      The bombs are internal
      Infrastructure is temporary
      *Switzerland is Eternal.*

    • @nhandinh7404
      @nhandinh7404 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thecreamycrusader290 cool rhyme

    • @mikeholley5662
      @mikeholley5662 Před 2 lety +1

      Swiss blood and soil are fungible assets on a dictator's balance sheet. You only exist at the leisure of despots.

    • @toxicvold3164
      @toxicvold3164 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thecreamycrusader290 All we're missing is some cover music from Doom.

    • @niggisnonaz
      @niggisnonaz Před 2 lety +1

      i nemm säb als komplimänt a 🙌 (I take that as a compliment)

  • @ronan5228
    @ronan5228 Před 2 lety

    We have tank traps like that over here in the UK too

  • @11kungfu11
    @11kungfu11 Před 2 lety +1

    I choked on food when you said a bomb to your ears and played some swiss speaking lol

  • @tobiasL1991
    @tobiasL1991 Před 2 lety +413

    That reminds me of a famous Swiss reply to a German threat of invasion by Kaiser Wilhem.
    "What would you do if I sent an army of half a million to invade"
    "Shoot twice and be home by Chrismas"
    The Swiss militia/army of the time counted roughly 250 000.
    Talk about a Spartan reply.

    • @user-ue6yc9kr8i
      @user-ue6yc9kr8i Před 2 lety +21

      This country will always be rich in money but poor in heroes.

    • @aurelien5747
      @aurelien5747 Před 2 lety +8

      @@user-ue6yc9kr8i why?

    • @Alex0404.
      @Alex0404. Před 2 lety +21

      @@aurelien5747 Greek complex we are so abnormal seeing someone better than us

    • @al.bay24
      @al.bay24 Před 2 lety +9

      @@user-ue6yc9kr8i It doesn't matter if the country has heroes or not when the heroes can't find anything to eat.

    • @user-ue6yc9kr8i
      @user-ue6yc9kr8i Před 2 lety +5

      @@Alex0404. you have inferiority complex. They are better in economic terms we are forged in warfare. I didn’t say anything diminishing. Just a statement.

  • @honsda
    @honsda Před 2 lety +300

    really explains how i lost to switzerland when playing as italy on HOI4

    • @brothdian
      @brothdian Před 2 lety +36

      You should've never invaded the swiss

    • @Oropher420
      @Oropher420 Před 2 lety +16

      Should've used Mountaineers.

    • @Oropher420
      @Oropher420 Před 2 lety +18

      @@brothdian HOI4-wise, invading Switzerland is essential to defeating France, since the border between France and Switzerland has lower mountains than the mountains between France and Italy.

    • @honsda
      @honsda Před 2 lety +11

      @@Oropher420 i already made too many special forces and when i invaded switzerland i invaded it with 50 divisions of various types lmao yet i lost

    • @boshinimperialofficer3250
      @boshinimperialofficer3250 Před 2 lety +4

      @@honsda I'm so ass at HOI I can't even beat Poland and I've been playing for two weeks 😭

  • @AmraamSindwinder
    @AmraamSindwinder Před rokem

    I have seen the "secret" airbase from my eyes. It is so confidential that there’s a restaurrant opened to visitors where you can have your coffee at the same place fighter pilots would and buy postcards or gifts from their little "gift shop".

  • @Fake_Reality_
    @Fake_Reality_ Před rokem +1

    We also call the tank traps “toblerone” or “the toblerone line” since it is shaped as the famous chocolate toblerone

  • @pralongalexandre1679
    @pralongalexandre1679 Před 2 lety +307

    As a Swiss citizen, I see this video as a masterpiece 😍. Thanks you for this work incredible well done👍🏻.

    • @Sayyian
      @Sayyian Před 2 lety +2

      I wish I was born in Switzerland, solely because of the beautiful terrain. And I live in Denmark

    • @quatreunhuit
      @quatreunhuit Před 2 lety +2

      @@Sayyian Switzerland doesn't have jus solis.

    • @lokiodinson5412
      @lokiodinson5412 Před 2 lety +24

      as a Swiss army captain, I see a lot of misinformation in this video:
      - most of the explosives in bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure are removed by now
      - currently Switzerland can raise an army up to 140'000 (with a goal of reduction to 100'000 in the near future)
      - "Switzerland doesn't have an army; Switzerland is an army" is a saying from the cold war period - not applicable anymore, and the troops never kept all the materials, but as it is still today, some essentials like the bag-pack and the rifle (without ammunition that is)
      - there is no "secret" airbase inside a mountain; Meiringen is an airbase still in use today in wich the most important infrastructure and some hangars are build in the mountainside (quite safe and impressive, but not secret or otherworldly special by any means)
      - regarding the "law" that every building must have a bunker... the meaning is to have an air-raid protection shelter, not a bunker to survive in for a period of time
      - the "tank traps" are actually called "tank barricades" (sometimes referred to as "toblerone" because they look like the chocolate) and were installed to slow down any advance of a foreign force - very common in all parts of the world
      - those nice little houses, that are actually canons are very rare, most of the canons don't had this "disguise" (reason the few were disguised was to not frighten the french tourists)
      - to say Switzerland poisoned the Rhein (even as an accident) is just hilarious... there was an accident/fire in a chemical facility in the city of basel (north western most point of Switzerland) and chemicals were getting in the river, wich killed a lot of fish, but thats it
      I could go on, but this is getting long

    • @mappsmappings4025
      @mappsmappings4025 Před 2 lety

      @@lokiodinson5412 he said that switzerland had taken away the bombs on the infrastructure though, so your first point is invalid plus I mean an air raid shelter is basically bunkers

    • @lokiodinson5412
      @lokiodinson5412 Před 2 lety

      @@mappsmappings4025 I clearly must have missed the part, where he's saying that the explosives are removed... could you please point me to that? (at 1:02 he doesn't mention that, does he?)
      as for the bunker... I generally agree; an air-raid shelter is a bunker, however to visualise that in the video he shows a bunker to live in for at least a few days (with a kitchen, table, bed, wardrobe, ..etc.) while explaining that, wich is just misleading (most of those "bunkers" are just a reinforced room - often but not exclusive underground/in the cellar - with a steel door)

  • @jana181
    @jana181 Před 2 lety +274

    As a swiss person I think it‘s such a good video. So happy to live here 💫

    • @niggisnonaz
      @niggisnonaz Před 2 lety +13

      schono fätzig oder

    • @Vickzq
      @Vickzq Před 2 lety +4

      The crazy thing is... except two sections, he pretty much was very very accurate.
      And these specific sections about the rhine poisoning and the airbase are not totally off either - I mean there are known hangars inside of the mountain atleast big enough to store F-5s.

    • @swaggybaum6992
      @swaggybaum6992 Před 2 lety +1

      @@niggisnonaz schüüch, jo

    • @viddl8267
      @viddl8267 Před 2 lety +1

      ja, isch ganz gäbig hiä.

    • @uh7263
      @uh7263 Před 2 lety +1

      samw man

  • @tikilanichols8023
    @tikilanichols8023 Před 2 lety

    Greetings from New Orleans..we love the Swiss, from watches, cheese and our favorite, the Bally Animals/ Alpistar.

  • @CrazyJinX
    @CrazyJinX Před 2 lety +3

    We're not trapped in here with you.... you're trapped in HERE WITH US

  • @jasonmillsom2981
    @jasonmillsom2981 Před 2 lety +302

    I think this is important, Switzerland has a direct democracy, so certain or better said the most important decisions which can impact the culture and society of Switzerland goes to the public, so the citizens in Switzerland have a more powerful voice on how the country is run compared to other countries when it comes to important decisions

    • @dragzzt
      @dragzzt Před 2 lety +7

      Yup. Their politicians are as stupid/have agendas as anywhere else... but ppl there are smart enough to decline most of the welfare stuff.

    • @pablopereyra7126
      @pablopereyra7126 Před 2 lety +19

      As long as most of the population is well educated, that seems like a pretty good system. I actually have no idea but it's fun to imagine

    • @xres1329
      @xres1329 Před 2 lety

      In my six years in the country I have not seen/heard of even ONE municipal decision that asked the opinion of those effected by the administrative dictum! Decide: Is it militarism or democracy! My experience: It is pretty fake but seriously fake in both ways. Slavish covid-sheeplings competing who is the most impudent and arrogant bully.

    • @rauliankeller758
      @rauliankeller758 Před 2 lety +17

      @@xres1329 you simply did not understand our system during your stay. We elect representatives to avoid cumbersome people polls about every legislative decision to be made. But if things go bananas, we have a powerful tool called referendum by the means of which we may say no-no. The weakness in our system is the increasing complexity of topics we need to decide upon, though.

    • @kasia3582
      @kasia3582 Před 2 lety +4

      @Leona lol thank you. That commenter literally just made shit up to fit their pre-existing opinions without even bothering to research.

  • @soopy0287
    @soopy0287 Před 2 lety +82

    That was a good sentence:" Switzerland don't have an Army. Switzerland is an Army." 😂😂😂 funny you see us like that. 😂
    Liäbi Griäss 🙋‍♀️🇨🇭

  • @dsaul8385
    @dsaul8385 Před 2 lety

    Really nice video.

  • @TravelTheCraftyLife
    @TravelTheCraftyLife Před 2 lety +277

    I chose an apartment where I had no idea that to reach our buildings bunker, you have to have my storage space key to reach it 😅 I think maybe that’s the reason why everyone’s always so kind with me where I live 😂🇨🇭

    • @spencervance8484
      @spencervance8484 Před 2 lety +22

      That also means if someone steals your key you and everyone else is fucked

    • @TravelTheCraftyLife
      @TravelTheCraftyLife Před 2 lety +14

      @@spencervance8484 I have spares fortunately but I’m not allowed to give them to other neighbors unless with the home lord’s permission ;) in Switzerland we all nearly have really special keys that open multiple doors at our residence. Every key is made basically for one apartment and what comes with it.

    • @spencervance8484
      @spencervance8484 Před 2 lety

      @@TravelTheCraftyLife ah. That makes sense

    • @siomhaithwarren739
      @siomhaithwarren739 Před 2 lety

      What? So only you had the key to the other people storage? xD That could cause the landlord a little bit of trouble... xD I'm Swiss, didn't even knew that there are bunkers used as appartments...

    • @TravelTheCraftyLife
      @TravelTheCraftyLife Před 2 lety

      @@siomhaithwarren739 no.. You understood what I wrote completely wrong. To reach our buildings bunker you have to have my keller key. I have my own apartment and I don’t live in my Bunker and I don’t have other people’s keys.

  • @DaHitch
    @DaHitch Před 2 lety +116

    Went riding through the Swiss/Italian Alps a few years ago, and of course stopped at many mountain passes to enjoy the scenery. On one of those occasions (Julierpass) while looking around we notice strange formations in the rock faces in the distance. And the same in the rock faces behind us. Then it dawned on us, those were hidden gun emplacements and they were pointing right at us. No enemy force would be able to get past there without getting hammered by shell fire, exposed to guns from above and nowhere to hide. And then we started noticing odd looking garages and barns in the middle of nowhere located at locations with an excellent view of the surrounding infrastructure. Yeah, Switzerland is weird. :D

    • @navaryn2938
      @navaryn2938 Před 2 lety +5

      if you pay attention, on some mountain roads you can see what looks like a big rectangular manhole made of cement. That's where the bombs are. And we don't always get to know IF there are bombs or not

    • @Gunni1972
      @Gunni1972 Před 2 lety +11

      You have not yet seen, what we do to people who lose their Bread in our fondue. LOL

    • @doppo1746
      @doppo1746 Před rokem

      @@Gunni1972 LOL it's terrible

    • @s.l.5147
      @s.l.5147 Před rokem +1

      There are also some "sacrificial" houses and barns which specifically state in their contracts that, should a war break out, the house will be shot to pieces by artillery hidden behind it
      Usually these buildings are very simple (basically just some wood planks) so that the artillery can actually shoot through them though :3

  • @nikkonitro5742
    @nikkonitro5742 Před 2 lety

    4:49 that bass made it sound like bonkers

  • @TheFuechslein
    @TheFuechslein Před 11 měsíci +2

    When I was a child (many years ago) we all called the tank traps Toblerone, you know the famous Swiss chocolate.

  • @mlugin8050
    @mlugin8050 Před 2 lety +210

    When i was in military in Switzerland,, my job was to apply explosive charges on bridges and other infrastructure behind enemy lines. Also to build temporary bridges for our Tank battalions.
    The explosives on most infrastructures are removed since a long time, but theobjects are still prepared (kable canals for detonating wires and boxes for explosives) for explosive charges to be installed quickly.

    • @andrewdreasler428
      @andrewdreasler428 Před 2 lety +20

      In other words, all the explosives are removed, but they can all be put back in place before an invading force gets within 1km of the "designated fail point."
      Yup, you do not even THINK of messing with Switzerland.
      Makes me wonder if they have an army of hackers providing cyber-security for the nation, as well as being ready to destroy the digital infrastructure of any nation that dares to try a cyber-attack.
      ...
      Who am I kidding, the hackers are all billeted near Server Mountain.

    • @mlugin8050
      @mlugin8050 Před 2 lety +6

      @@andrewdreasler428 i doubt the hacker army tbh. We are more of a rigid nation of brains😀 of course in case of a conflict, it would still take a while to put back all the explosives. Also there were several levels of retreat planned, zones with defense lines that would hav been given up, slow down the enemy until they reach the fortified mountains. During the last twenty years, many of these bunkers and structure were given up by the army and are not secret anymore. There is a good documentation on the channel of „bloke on the range“ about that

    • @tylergaillenne8523
      @tylergaillenne8523 Před 2 lety +6

      I’m from Switzerland and I can confirm they have a hacker army activ. I’m IT ingeener and I passed test to do that.

    • @HerrW0lf
      @HerrW0lf Před 2 lety +2

      @@andrewdreasler428 Swiss IT is so good, they have to buy chinese cloud servers to store government data....

    • @maye5307
      @maye5307 Před 2 lety +3

      @@mlugin8050 Switzerland is now recruiting a serious department for cyber security in the army. As a swiss, choosing my military specialization (studying mathematics and thus informatic as well) I've been offrered to be part of it. Everything is closed and an entrance exam has to be taken before beeing able to apply.
      If i'm not mistaking

  • @danalissy2526
    @danalissy2526 Před 2 lety +80

    What every population expect from their own Government, is to protect them against ennemies. This is exactly what the Swiss authorities did. Whatever the means.... Geniuses !

    • @Murdererstylee
      @Murdererstylee Před 2 lety +2

      Sorry to break it to you but no.... The "Reduit" basically would have sacrificed the Population.

    • @danalissy2526
      @danalissy2526 Před 2 lety

      @@Murdererstylee Probably a part of it. Better to sacrifice your small finger than loose your whole hand !

    • @Gurfi28
      @Gurfi28 Před 2 lety

      @@Murdererstylee Well the strategy worked, wether it was actually the reduit or just the German reliance on Swiss trade, the Swiss government did its job during WW2.

    • @merlinch4256
      @merlinch4256 Před 2 lety

      Just don't forget that the soldiers are the citizen, too, hence a part of the population :-) It helps...

  • @igor00712
    @igor00712 Před 2 lety +2

    Not only is switzerland smart, and can beat any country, but they also have an amazing warning system of warning sirens set across the country.

    • @galvinstanley3235
      @galvinstanley3235 Před 7 měsíci

      How could Switzerland stop any military?the soldiers there shoot a rifle that only shoots in 5.56 which cheap armor can easily stop.The U.S. is moving to the 6.68 Sig rifle,which can shoot through level 4 armor.

  • @dominicw.g3722
    @dominicw.g3722 Před 2 lety

    Matehorn asset management use lots of vaults in the mountains to store gold

  • @fabianzimmermann5495
    @fabianzimmermann5495 Před 2 lety +122

    One of the reasons, why we removed the explosives from the bridges, tunnels and roads is, that the Gotthard tunnel once almost blew up, when there was a fire. After that, we kind of realized, that this could make another accident like this way worse, than it already would be, without the explosives and decided to play save.

    • @axellacaze9115
      @axellacaze9115 Před 2 lety +10

      I mean all Switzerland would never in a million year attack their neighbours. The risk of an accident is much greater than the actual risk of somebody actually invading Switzerland. Makes sense to me to remove the explosives.

    • @spencervance8484
      @spencervance8484 Před 2 lety +1

      As long as they have reliable ways of closing the entrances it doesnt even matter.

    • @apgmk1970
      @apgmk1970 Před 2 lety +8

      @@spencervance8484 The whole installation and wiring is still in place. As soon as an attack seems possible, the explosives are ready to be installed in a moment.

    • @dedili
      @dedili Před 2 lety +2

      @L. della Rovere switzerland isnt part of the eu, what do you mean exactly

  • @RNS681
    @RNS681 Před 2 lety +515

    A wise man once said
    Switzerland is Switzerland

    • @prajwalkrishnabhat5539
      @prajwalkrishnabhat5539 Před 2 lety +12

      Hmmm yes the floor is made out of floor.

    • @coreysheldon4332
      @coreysheldon4332 Před 2 lety +17

      I need to see proof of such bold claims

    • @blueanonymousguy3978
      @blueanonymousguy3978 Před 2 lety +1

      Ahh yes the planet has gravity

    • @raindoset5408
      @raindoset5408 Před 2 lety

      A wise man once said
      CZcams is A social media

    • @raindoset5408
      @raindoset5408 Před 2 lety

      A smart man once said
      The gases on atmosphere consists of 79% nitrogen,21% oxygen,0.97% inert gases and 0.03% of carbon dioxide

  • @_me___
    @_me___ Před 2 lety +1

    0:36 if you are scared of that, please don’t go near Thurgau or Appenzell

  • @jkeymusic
    @jkeymusic Před 2 lety

    imagine being a swiss in a war and preparing your military suit in the morning gotta be the closest thing with a super hero vibe

  • @ST0AT
    @ST0AT Před 2 lety +45

    Hitler: * sneezes in the Alps' direction *
    The Swiss: So you have chosen death

  • @onawildwhim
    @onawildwhim Před 2 lety +57

    "We removed the bombs from the roads"
    Aims hellfire missiles at them on a button-press standby.

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 2 lety +4

      it needs nothing to reinstall it, the hole are already here!

    • @simonschaffner7080
      @simonschaffner7080 Před 2 lety

      Lmao Switzerland has no air-to-ground weaponry.

  • @ibarelyupload7648
    @ibarelyupload7648 Před 2 lety

    And I think it's because if anyone is gonna try to invade switzerland (unless they are invading from France, Germany, or Northern Italy) they're gonna have to kind of break their legs in order to take the capital unless they just sent missiles to Bern, and the break the legs part is because of all the mountains

  • @bruceli9094
    @bruceli9094 Před 2 lety +1

    Switzerland: our civilians are the most armed.
    USA: am I a joke to you?

    • @blackpowderkun
      @blackpowderkun Před 2 lety +2

      If all citizens have goverment funded military training then technically more armed with skill and knowledge than just civilian gunowners.

  • @themightyguardsmen9292
    @themightyguardsmen9292 Před 2 lety +30

    Incredible country that clearly utilises forward thinking about all scenarios. Switzerland 🇨🇭 for the win . From UK 🇬🇧

  • @Ken-kb5fw
    @Ken-kb5fw Před 2 lety +67

    NO, having a plan to defend your nation by using citizen soldiers is anything but insane, it's brilliant.

    • @lucalovespopculture3743
      @lucalovespopculture3743 Před rokem +3

      The other big reason to have that is that the military cant radicalize itself. Cause when every man has to go, you have people off all social and political backgrounds in it. The military doesnt become its own political entity here and something like a military coup is just not possible.

    • @faustosar6151
      @faustosar6151 Před 11 měsíci +3

      It also takes power away from the state and gives it to every citizen. It would be very difficult a dictatorship in Switzerland.

  • @fanfanthomas9688
    @fanfanthomas9688 Před rokem +2

    They can also piss in the Rhone, all the way to Mediterranean Sea

  • @aaronwgrgaming5887
    @aaronwgrgaming5887 Před rokem +1

    0:14 No one Dared but there was One who succeded He was Napoleon during the Revolutionary wars till the First Coalition he was Able to Sent General Moreau and Establish the "Helvetic Republic" so it wasnt untouchable it was but you need good plannings for it

  • @kodday1597
    @kodday1597 Před 2 lety +65

    My sergeant said during my recruitement "The enemy may enter but he will not be able to leave to celebrate a victory" I got goosebumps😂

    • @thegreat4954
      @thegreat4954 Před rokem

      Nobody celebrates victory he forgot to add

    • @Mage_co
      @Mage_co Před rokem

      @@Alaneri who isn't in switzerland?

    • @Alaneri
      @Alaneri Před rokem

      @@Mage_co myself

    • @Mage_co
      @Mage_co Před rokem

      @@Alaneri So you are "UT". But the most are not.
      however, people who don't want to are no longer as forced as it was used to be.

    • @Alaneri
      @Alaneri Před rokem

      @@Mage_co okay

  • @Simonb1977
    @Simonb1977 Před 2 lety +165

    Switzerland isn't neutral.... it has invaded Liechtenstein twice..
    by accident...;-):-)

    • @Slithermotion
      @Slithermotion Před 2 lety +7

      What the hell is a Liechtenstein?

    • @timschuermann2159
      @timschuermann2159 Před 2 lety +15

      @@Slithermotion a country in europe 😂

    • @Sh4d891
      @Sh4d891 Před 2 lety +6

      @@timschuermann2159 a small state

    • @janvils2924
      @janvils2924 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Slithermotion a country where you were able to book every hotel and holidayflat at once

    • @wyqtor
      @wyqtor Před 2 lety +4

      @@Slithermotion The country that's not Uzbekistan that doesn't border any country that has a seashore.

  • @mr.peanut9677
    @mr.peanut9677 Před rokem +1

    Im Swiss myself so its very interesting how others see Switzerland

  • @WayWillow
    @WayWillow Před 2 lety

    Multiple in mountain hangers in Switzerland, saw the camo doors in the 70's.

  • @melvinmayfield470
    @melvinmayfield470 Před 2 lety +59

    My Father was there in WWII, and, as a Scandinavian-'mix'-European with a 'knack' for languages, he fit right-in, and came to quickly love the people and their customs! He told me in one of our few conversations(he died when I was eight(8)), that I was to always think of Switzerland, as my 'other' home! I've met many native Swiss, and Nothing, has detracted from what my Beloved Father told me of them! (Not to mention, the innate beauty of the land itself!) Wonderful & Entertaining Presentation! Thank You. (New Subscriber.)

  • @STepanHAmbroski
    @STepanHAmbroski Před 2 lety +46

    I've always been amused by the notion of how far the Swiss will go to be neutral. Kinda reminds me of Irish Neutrality: if you're caught between two of your friends fighting and you wish to stay neutral, just fight them both. Swiss neutrality is kinda like that ... only with a s#!t ton of guns and explosives.

  • @danb5779
    @danb5779 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for making this video! My romanian friends didn’t believe me that we have fighter Jets that start and land in our mountains. Now I have proof! 😊

  • @supermichaelssecondchannel4342
    @supermichaelssecondchannel4342 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Thanks!

  • @derschneiper239
    @derschneiper239 Před 2 lety +26

    Enemy tank: * Approaches Switzerland*
    Swiss: Good luck with our concrete Toblerone

  • @ALBERT-oj1vn
    @ALBERT-oj1vn Před 2 lety +262

    Geographically speaking: Switzerland is the Afghanistan of Europe

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 2 lety +19

      the only problem is the border with germany, Basel, Schaffhausen, even St. Gallen doesn't have big mountain, this could be the easiest way to enter swiss.

    • @Soldier_Balls
      @Soldier_Balls Před 2 lety +11

      Except that there is no insurgency and its kinda moderately easy to control unlike afghanistan

    • @youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687
      @youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687 Před 2 lety +4

      Singapore is laughing at Afghanistan

    • @ALBERT-oj1vn
      @ALBERT-oj1vn Před 2 lety +32

      @@Soldier_Balls well I guess "geographically" was clear enough in my comment

    • @switzerland
      @switzerland Před 2 lety +18

      The Swiss even had secret plans to create a self-organizing terrorist organization in case we lost the war. So the similarity is actually there.

  • @ignactelepoczki3619
    @ignactelepoczki3619 Před 2 lety +1

    You made me have a favourite country

  • @allmmyd1370
    @allmmyd1370 Před 2 lety +1

    There are still explosives in brides but with no detonators and can you take about the rédui national and Henri Guisan?

  • @CMVBrielman
    @CMVBrielman Před 2 lety +248

    Either Hitler or the Kaiser once asked what the Swiss would do if he invaded with an army twice as big as what the Swiss could muster in defense.
    The answer was “shoot twice and go home.”
    (Loads of variations on this joke)

    • @oof5020
      @oof5020 Před 2 lety

      Kaiser - or at least someone during ww1 era.

    • @yeboxxxchannel2505
      @yeboxxxchannel2505 Před 2 lety +1

      I believe Kaiser was pretty interesting to be led by.

    • @marcor815
      @marcor815 Před 2 lety +3

      I was about to post that joke, but my grandfather told it like this: the german asking: "you have 250'000 men ready at the border. What would you do if I attack with a million soilders?"
      "Shoot four times and go home".

    • @biomuseum6645
      @biomuseum6645 Před 2 lety

      As if a toddler had told the joke initially, completely stupid

    • @anancapcat4221
      @anancapcat4221 Před 2 lety

      Including the comment above yours.