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| Tango01 | 19 Oct 2017 12:48 p.m. PST |
"Neutral Switzerland understood the fragility of its sovereignty perfectly well during WWII. However, in case of an invasion, the Alpine confederacy expected to go down fighting. In reinforcing its country's army, the Swiss arms industry created a number of interesting weapons, which include the Tankbüchse 41.
After the defeat of France by Germany, the Swiss adopted the idea of the "National Redoubt", presented by General Henri Guisan on July 25th, 1940. In the event of an invasion by the only likely enemy, Nazi Germany, the Swiss army would retreat to the south of the country, into the mountain region, and continue resistance there. The use of the main ace in Germany's sleeve, their tank forces, would be difficult. The Swiss army required a light and powerful anti-tank weapon to block the few tank-accessible passes in the mountains…."
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