1964 - Nobody Invades Switzerland.
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Cold War Swiss military aesthetics.
Original Movie : La Suisse vigilante - 1964.
Music : Perturbator - Humans Are Such Easy Prey.
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Thanks mate, just ignored all the negative comments down there...what an absolute shithole
Because dogs don’t shit where they eat.
switzerland, HQ of globalist institutions. They destroy the planet with their great reset while keeping a false appearance of neutrality.
I mean hey, I only enjoy the video alright, the difference is people who want to enjoy the aesthetic and people who want to rage to it, i didn't have problems watching videos like this, either it's about china, russia, germany, etc. Not because i didn't know the history of the country, but because i only came for the aesthetic, not to rage nor supporting it (Sorry fo the typo, I'm not native english speaker)
"If we are neutral we can't have any friends, therefore everyone is our enemy"
Switch defence ministry 1964
haha switch
Switzerland needs not fear anyone. They guard the riches of the world´s "elite", any country that embarks in the folly of invading would swiftly receive the retaliation of the entire planet, courtesy of said elite rabidly pressing their governments to kick the shit out of said fool. No one messes with someone´s nest aid and hope to get away with it. Nothing spurs someone into action faster, than the urge to protect your ill gotten piggy bank.
@@Biden_is_demented I misspeled swiss and no one noticed
Napoleon : Allow me to introduce myself "proceed to make Switzerland into a republic with civilians guns allowed and all laws to this day."
@somni It was meant to be the First French Republic gave weapon carry to all it's citizen and also under Napoleon, until the inbred english put another fat king on France throne that was scared of people (and rightly so lol).
*E X T R E M E N E U T R A L I T Y*
We are neutral😂🤫
We shoot you with french Bat.-Chattalions Tanks.
Bomb you with english Hawker Hunters and Canadian de Havillan Venoms
Trow German Panzerfausts and Flametrowers at you.
Neutrallity at its best.😜
Edit: There is also a version of the english Centurion Tank. So you get Tanks in more flavors.
@@Warhaller not even herman goring can beat you
@@Warhaller nice helmets, dark side of the force...
No, the World Bank is your master, and you guard the elites wealth deposits, how is that neutral (and are quick to redistribute or freeze them at your masters orders)???
Swiss Foreign Policy: "We have no strong opinion one way or the other."
Swiss Defense Policy: "Fuck around and find out."
Everybody else: The only 60s footage we've got is this crappy 144p grainy shot
Swiss: Here's a crystal clear napalm strike
Forget the napalm, look at the gun run at 3:13. You can SEE the rounds exploding on the aerial footage- the framerate on that piece is ridiculous. The videos you see nowadays are always just 'sound of gun -> kicked up dust', the fact that they caught the actual light from those rounds exploding back in the 1960s...
If someone invaded the Swiss it would be like home alone but with mountains full of bombs
Was it Switzerland that builds detonation charges into their bridges?
@@t.lledsmar6052 and roads and tunnels of which there are plenty and without which the country is virtually impregnable
@@StoutProper that's awesome
@Manuel Camelo bombed by chocolate! Yummy!
No one would invade Switzerland because it's where the elite store their wealth.
Fun facts, the chance that a tank used in this video is still in use or in a storage facility somewhere is pretty high, we have a shit ton of old military vehicles
And as a nuclear deterrent they had the Matteo-system!
Which consisted of a guy name Matteo being handed a giant tennis-racket and then instructed to climb the highest peak he could find to try and swat back any nukes being fired at them.
Of course the Swiss never believed this would actually work. They just thought it was really funny to fuck with Matteo.
no
@@V0YAG3R Yes
@@V0YAG3R it's true
Did Matteo ever got the joke, or is He still up there waiting, with a ready racket?
He came down as a result of a secret arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union. The Soviets got wind that the Swiss were going to send him a new graphite racket.
Who filmed this in cinema wide screen? I mean that's some serious production value.
It was filmed in MCS-70 and produced by the company of Dr. Rudolf Farner, the original movie is made to be displayed on 3 Screens 8m high and 18m wide with 3 Philips universal DP70s projectors.
These aerial shots are dope, much better than fake Top Gun.
@@To_the_Pit Kann das eventuell für die Expo gewesen sein?
@@bernhardwidmer886 Ja, zumindest war die erste Vorstellung dort. Das original:
ua-cam.com/video/mXWUCmeUF9o/v-deo.html
@@theflash9613 Vielen Dank Flash für das Original! So viel besser als dieses verhackstückte Ding hier. Vor allem mit den Geräuschen anstelle der Musik.
1:03 Motorized horses, now that's full motorisation (actually makes sense, especially for mountain areas). Love the vid! :)
And have you seen even the angry stare of the horses?
Switzerland normally : "We must maintain neutral ties with the rest of the world"
Switzerland in 1964 : "Sometimes you have to force the world to be neutral"
Flamethrowers? You don't have to obey the Geneva Convention when you have to actually defend Geneva.
Can it be that you didnt get when that was made? At the same time when the USA actively invaded an asian country and used banned material that killed thousands of innocent civilians including children! I was called Agent Orange....
@@bernhardwidmer886 Alright, alright... Don't get worked up over a stupid joke. Jeez...
Geneva is in Austria??? Or I'm stupid
That was the canteen. They were making cheese fondue. Did you see how they ran into that building for lunch?
@@slin2903 Geneva is in switzerland
My father was 2 years old, but this looks like it was filmed yesterday. This is awesome.
Yeah, look like this is not an actual video of Swiss army 1964
Every other nation: strikes Strategic targets of the enemy
Switzerland: bombs their own Bridges, roads and Railways.
I am a fan of their strategy. Full on, no fucks given, scorched earth policy. No deals, only death and destruction.
As someone with a military background I must say - for 1964 these drills look very impressive.
i cant speak for the forces back then..but today i wouldnt trust them to defend a barn lol , then again i prefer the ineffective armys
Switzerland just vibing inside of their territory while outside is full of wars
Even now, not only in 1964, Switzerland is probably one of the countries with the best home defense. I would definitely never want to invade Switzerland that would be like stabbing into a hornets nest. The whole mountains alone with all the smartly designed bunkers and defensive positions are a nightmare for any attacker. Keep up the good work, best regards from Germany!
@@On_The_Piss Very important that you have to warm up this ancient shit again - that's all history for a long time, what was actually 100% the truth nobody knows and by the way, there is not a single country that has not made serious mistakes at some point in its history. So please stop this stupid rush.
@@china_airguns history doesn’t forget, as much as you try to bury it. The Swiss have been profiteering from the suffering of others throughout their history.
@@On_The_Piss I know that man and you are right, but that video here is about their army and not about WW2 or politics. I know what once happend was not ok,
but something like that is still the case today. Where there is war there is always the profiteers who make a lot of money out of it. Switzerland was probably also the bank of the NAZIS at that time, that could be so, I don't know. But what I know is that every Taliban or ISIS terrorist has an bank account and do you now blame their banks and the countries to which these banks belong?
@@On_The_Piss Ohh ya I see - someone was deleting some comments of you. That happend also to me here on UA-cam a lot of times. Freedom of expression has died, we all now live in a dictatorship. :(
@@On_The_Piss oh yeah! And what country has nothing on its collective conscience? Please say!
They only fight defensive wars. You can't demoralize them.
How much military hardware do you need?
Switzerland: YES.
This is how Swiss Tourism Board unwelcome an invading army
The sight of those Hawker Hunters flying over the mountains...awesome!!!
I lived near the Swiss/French border for many years. They spend a lot of time zipping between those rocks, and you get the impression they could do it blindfold. Not shown in the video are the gun emplacements hidden in rock faces. Lots of them. The stuff to be wary of is the stuff not shown.
Hitler: _I fear no man… but that thing…._
*Switzerland*
Hitler: _It scares me._
Die Nazis haben die Schweiz als Zwischenhändler für Devisen gebraucht und im Gegenzug für die Wahrung der Grenzen gesorgt. Eine Hand wäscht die andere.
Really? Always thought this was good co-operation and very practical for everyone that Switzerland stayed outside
@Serge Rambert I agree. Even though switzerland has been rigid towards refugees at times, it was a lifeline not only for many austrians. without switzerland everything would have been much worse. escaping from the 3rd Reich would have become hopeless. how many tried in their desperation over the balkans, where one should by no means be recognized as a german. no matter what political stance.
Always had respect to their "well-armed neutrality". That's true army.
They made a lot of preparation but they knew an invasion would have been a massacre. Germany needed a coutry to trade its gold, Switzerland has banks. The german industry would have never existed without Switzerland financial support. It's a big taboo in Switzerland but they did collaborate, they had no choice if they wanted to save their people.
@@lafourmiedesbois5901 They would have made it very expensive for the Germans though. Capturing the population centers would have been the easy part. Good luck flushing out an army that has made the old "hiding in the mountains" a form of art.
@@lafourmiedesbois5901 They played both sides. The smart mans choice
@@lafourmiedesbois5901 You know, somebody in Russia, arouns 1939 said the same thing about Finland... But they actually tried to invade it...
Let me remind you that the very same army that beated the Germans during WW2, failed to invade a small and neutral country.
This is probably how the Wehrmacht would've looked if the Nazis had negotiated an armistice in 1944 and the Third Reich survived into the 60s. The Luftwaffe would be flying IAI Pulqui IIs and maybe updated Me-262s nearing retirement.
I invite all those "not invaded because of gold..." experts to have a visit to only one of the hundreds defensive systems built during the war (a lot are open for guided visit). I would not have liked to be in any german unit approaching even the smallest, or its twin on the other side of the valley - about any valley alike (both bunkered hundreds meter of cliff above). But you have to visit one to understand. Really, one who doesn't know mountains cannot grasp it. Imaging having to vertically climb to one, whilst being under the fire of the twin (all fire directions for the entrances areas of the twin being mecanically registered - a simple system worth a visit in itself - in case of bad weather). Forgot to mention : the same applies to its bigger canon-s for target zones at valley level (you know, those between two explosive parts of the only small road between a river and a cliff) and the similar targets at ballistic distances for the heaviest canons concealed much higher still. Brrr... Next, the infantry can put armoured forces to pieces in non-flat terrain conditions. The german could have won but at a known and deterrent cost (and time). One also has to understand the neutrality of Switzerland is the result of both the will of European historical powers, and the reputation - hence deterrence (again) of swiss military through some 500 years of numerous complicated events, ww2 one of many, but putting etiquettes on things is always easier.
yes
imagine trying to invade a country that is primarily freezing mountains littered with pretty little cottages that are actually anti tank gun pits, snipers perfectly adapted to their terrain and all the money in the world to spend on shooting you dead. also more or less everyone can shoot and likely has a rifle at their disposal.
And using nukes is nearly impossible as long as the neighboring countries will be wounded too
@@Robertetcollin2017 exactly. Switzerland is also the financial centre of the world, meaning that an invasion would likely screw the world economy to hell.
That terrain is no joke. I grew up in the woods in Canada, I'm used to the outdoors and the cold. Hiking in the Swiss mountains was *tough* as hell, and that was when I was 19 and definitely not carrying military kit with me.
The altitude effect was so much more than I ever expected.
@@maevethefox5912 the Swiss really are perfectly situated for defense.
Meh. The entire population lives in lowland cities though. An invading army could take over Geneva and Zurich pretty easily. Yes, invading the Swiss uplands would be impossible but that area can't support a population and no one lives there.
This isn't to take anything away from Switzerland. I have all the respect in the world for them.
The Air Strike scenes were filmed at Waffenplatz Frauenfeld...Its not in a remote area of Switzerland, its in the eastern part. There are hamlets and small towns right behind that ridge, the town itself is only about 5km away from that place on the other side of the training area. The Artillery used to fire over the town, my school was right under the flight path. You could hear the shots whistling overhead.
Swiss Precision
Are there remote parts of Switzerland? Certainly not flat ones, even the mountain tops aren’t that remote
@@StoutProper Rotenturm springs to mind
There is a reason for the famed swiss neutrality;
When Switzerland was initially established as a nation it was dirt poor, believe it or not.
The only thing the Swiss had was manpower, so they turned to the second most ancient profession in the world, mercenaries.
For the next century, they were killing each other in foreign battlefields for their masters, or whoever paid them.
So when the nation began to be well off due to the banking system, they made sure they would never, ever, find themselves in the same predicament, through their neutrality.
My 2 cents.
Yeah but also because they've been forced into neutrality by the french because they lost a war.
their first method of income generation was robbing their neighbors. after their retailation failed, they became famed as good fighters - transitioning to merc service. at some point then the nation outlawed that because, despite the heaps of money, it felt weird to have two opposing armies, somewhere in europe, hurling the same insults at each other from the last christmas gathering.
True story:
When visiting Switzerland in 1912, Kaiser Wilhelm II asked a Swiss colonel what they would do with their 250,000 men if he invaded with 500,000.
His response was “Shoot twice and go home, your Majesty”.
@Lars Based indeed
@@stefan71at98 I’m not even Swiss, I was just commenting a fun fact I found.
Those helmets. All I saw was those helmets.
Epic.
It's the 4th Reich. The home of Global Socialism (Bank for International Settlements and WEF).
Being neutral means you have no enemies and no friends and you must play as you are surrounded.
As swiss national Bernd Kachelmann who hosted a talk show on german television put it: "You know in Switzerland we all keep an army rifle at home. In case..." (points at the audience in the studio) "... you guys are coming!"
Can invades but you need Negativ Covid-19 Test.
They're low on submarines...
Sure, but we have got a joke about our "mountain submarines" :-)
Nah, our subs are just laying low...... unseen, unheard - very stealthy!
@@ursusfloeckli9065 LoL
might be unpopular because it goes against this myth, but it seems a simpler solution that the princes and rulers of europe made an agreement not to touch switzerland because its where they cache their stolen wealth. there are several other banking nations with similar histories that also seem off limits to wars for profit
I smell jealousy..
That's true, but there are several other factors too
Video of a military from half a century ago, still a better recruitment video than what the UK and USA uses now.
Yeah... once I saw those horses in the truck, I would have screamed, "I don't need to see anymore! Where do I sign up???"
The prices in the supermarkets in Switzerland put off the tourists, let alone other armies.
Thank you. You are made me LOL.
I love how unlike other countries swiss is fully aware of their weakness and decided that if they have to lose, they will make everyone lose with them, and are willing to burn down their own country if it mean killing you
let's not forget poisoning the rhine river and flooding the flatlands, which were actual plans during WWII. One part of me would have loved for switzerland to be invaded just to see how much we could have fucked any invading army up using those plans.
Hawker Hunter's, DH Venom's, Centurion tanks and horses travelling in the back of a lorry...what more could you want ? Superb video...Don't fuck with Switzerland.
It’s kinda weird seeing a mix between German ww2 style equipment and uniform with western vehicles, Swiss army looks like it the Germans were allied to the western powers in ww2
The Swiss sold the Germans a lot of weapons during ww2. Swiss manufacturing is high quality. I believe oerlikons are still used on some US navy ships
0:35 Swiss navy in action
protecting lake Leman like hell XD
Lake Zurich fr fr
Nobody invades Switzerland, they are protected by Darth Vader helmeted Wermacht !
we do not have an army we are the army.
welcome to swiss cheese where a beautiful caliber looks at you from all mountains. all time ready💪
Okay Mohammed
@@patrickliu822no really, switzerland is a death trap.
for 64 image is amazing...
I once read that all roads in and out of Switzerland are mined and can be remotely detonated in the event of an invasion.
Other infrastructure as well. Not sure if it's still active though. Might have been a cold war precaution?
@@goldguy4185 it’s still active
Bridges and tunnels too, and Switzerland is virtually impregnable without them
@@StoutProper cool to know! I won't be invading Switzerland anytime soon lol
Not every single road, only the most important ones. Same goes for bridges, tunnels and so on.
I love that Perturbator were putting out their sweet synth sounds all the way back in 1964
Why would anyone invade Switzerland when every nasty politician's "retirement funds" is right there😂
The real reason no one invades Switzerland is because there is no counter to their pocket knives.
Would you invade the country in which you have vaults which contain your billions !?
That tune from 1964 is dope.
Why was i recommended this? I dont even follow this youtuber, but damn good video. You got a new sub.
That's some pretty good photography from 1964! Looks like something filmed in this century.
Switzerland’s greatest strength is it’s irrelevance as a war target. There’s no natural resources (except salt mines) and an invasion of Switzerland would be costly both economically and in military losses. Switzerland reinforced this with an excellent defence system of “armed neutrality” and protracted warfare. It almost was the same for Sweden during the Cold War as Sweden greatly increases its military defences and also went with “armed neutrality” and protracted warfare. (Though Sweden had some military importance as they control Gotland, a semi-important naval base and could potentially be armed to house rocket sites or naval fortresses to impose power in the Baltic Sea)
Hitler actually considered invading Switzerland to create a path that would lead to France without encountering the Maginot line. But luckily for the Swiss he decided to go trough Belgium instead. The Soviets also had plans for invading Switzerland. I even saw one myself at the Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Switzerland.
@@MikeHuntGenius That’s really interesting. I didn’t know there were actual war-plans for a German or Soviet invasion of Switzerland.
@@conferencecaller8111 there were. Switzerlands best player was the all seeing general Guisan who made a defense that was just perfect for the country. His defense lines took advantage of the terrain and basically made tge southern part of Switzerland a giant lawn protected by mountains and tank traps. He also knew that Switzerland wasn't tgat important so he made the army so strong tgat you would lose more from taking Switzerland than gain.
From all that cool stuff only the horses remain in active service.
Good old Train with the saddles from 1910 (oldest one I've seen) still going up the mountains.
never change a running system :-)
I had the honor to serve in the Swiss armed forces in 2004, this video must be quite old.
The good thing about is, military service is mandatory!
The Video is called "Werhafte Schweiz" - it was an impressive piece back to the Landesausstellung 1964 i think. Impressive because resolution, storytelling, shot-type, coloring etc are not bad for swiss in 1964...
Served from 95 to '05 - br
Edit and PS: Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/z7pLO-vfQh0/v-deo.html
Takes Everyone's Money, Take no one's Fire.
@No Record Yes.
Good match between the music and the video, thanks for the good job done.
By the way, geographically speaking, Switzeland is a real bunker by itself, and you've got thousands of natural features that are easy to turn into a booby trap. Add the political will to defend agressively, the high quality of the local military and the carefull preparation for a defense in depth, you've got a potential Vietnam-like battlefield for every would-be invader. That is why nobody took the gauntlet and tried his chance in both World Wars.
"You can deposit all of the gold you can steal." Since 1940
No, since Napoleon. He didn't invade Swiss too.
cry louder
Soon some very fortunate Swiss pilot will be flying an ultra modern F-35 over some spectacular mountain scenery. Meanwhile fellow pilots will be having lunch in a superbly engineered mountain aircraft hangar waiting for their F-35s to finally be ready to fly. All the while pilots all over the world will sigh and say to themselves...damn, it must be good to be Swiss.
The f-35 is overrated
@@NapNapLeGrand I know. But it's good to be Swiss...sigh!
A Saab Viggen would so much nicer
@@abrahkadabra9501 you're right
Yeah, these pilots will be lucky. But they won't be flying over Switzerland until Lockheed-Martin adds Switzerland levels in their F35 flight simulator...
The Swiss are trained to be a guerrilla army. If the enemy doesn’t leave, make the sorry they stayed!!
Politics aside, it's a better video than anything MTV puts out.
It's a music video... when's the last time MTV aired or produced a music video? :P
Hard to believe this is from '64. The Hawker Hunters were a great aircraft - probably not quite as good as the Sabre in the fighter role but excellent as a ground attack aircraft. The Venom however was a dangerous aircraft to fly and eject from RAF were glad to get rid of theirs.
Wenn der Werbespot von 1964 besser ist als jeder Kriegsfilm aus den 200ern...
The Swiss army sure had some cool beats in the 60s.
The only way to invade Switzerland is from the ground up! The Dune movie style.
10 out of 10, would not invade.
Those shots are amazing, where’d you find this footage? it’s impressive
This movie is called "La Suisse Vigilante", you can find it on the Swiss Army website and it's also available on UA-cam, but the two version are not exactly the same and some of the footage are different :)
@@To_the_Pit thanks. Those shots of the hunters over the Alpes are awesome
Everybody gangsta until mountains start to speak German, Italian, French and Retoroman at the same time.
Mandatory service in Switzeland still?
yes
Yep
Yes
The swiss were literally one of the best mercenary forces in europe so it isn't suprising
..is this from 1964..?
Yes, the original movie is named "La Suisse vigilante" it's a available on UA-cam!
Yep it was filmed on real film from Agfa. If they had done it digitally there would be nothing left today.
Long ago , ..i wrote in papers ,that ..my country ,CYPRUS ,.should had organised ..arm forces like..swisserland and israel..!
I love those helmets. They look f*king medieval!
Or like a different version of the M40
@@RrRr-or5tw the Swiss helmet it called the M18 and is a Swiss design from ww1, was used until the mid 70s
The military doctrine at the time was a general retreat to the Alps (=Le Réduit) where the Army was fully equipped to fight with the advantage of terrain. Hence you see all the Troops marching in the beginning of the video and then the remainding of the Film is taking places in mountainous terrain.
always wondered, are they issued Swiss army knives
Yes hence the name.
Yes, this knife was created to allow a soldier to dissasemble his rifle (screwdriver), cut his food, open a tin can and make holes on his belt or leather equipment. It has evolved a lot since the end of the 19th century, but the functions are still here.
It is a part of the standard soldier's equipment, and it is inspected during material checks, as all parts.
If money can't buy happiness it means you dont have enough money
#sigmagrindset
When Switzerland neutrality is 11/10
German helmets, guns, French light tanks and planes, British medium tanks and planes, truly an international army.
Actually these Helmets aren't stahlhelme which the Germans used
The rifles are swiss made. The pistols were though
Fun fact, the entire Swiss border can be sealed in something like 30 minutes, or about the time it takes to deliver a pizza.
In WWII, both Germany and Switzerland knew that any war between the two nations would end in German victory. Switzerland's national defense strategy was therefor planned around a war of attrition. Make any German victory so costly that Germany wouldn't be easily able to recoup losses as a plan of deterrence.
We have in Finland same situation with Russia. Make it hard and long battle with querilla tactics also. Every man go to army for 6-8 or 12 months. Population only 6million, still stopped CCCP.
No. They just arranged with the Nazis and took the gold and money.
@@BS-my6qx Know what's better than paying someone to watch your money, not paying someone to watch your money. Germany had written up several plans to invade Switzerland and were prepared to execute them had it not been for the deteriorating war situation.
Modern western recruitment ads take note
when they realise that you can also be neutral if you attack all othere countrys in a war
Switzerland has many formidable weapons, but by far among the most terrifying and ubiquitous are the vacuum cleaner, the soap pail, the mop, the waste bin, and the scrubbing brush...
So... be aware...
No one attacks them because the rich guys have their money there.
Nazis too.
You may think they’re small in numbers…but those alpine passes are small
The joke is that due to mandatory military service and a militia army, the Swiss army is actually one of the biggest in Europe when purely speaking about numbers.
@@schmetis8586 Every swiss male has his military equipment in the closet ready to use if nation defence need it.
@@magomo5635 I know, we've got the service rifles of the past 3 generations in the closet, ready for a moment's notice.
Switzerland 🇨🇭 is a army 🇨🇭✊🏻🇨🇭✊🏻🇨🇭✊🏻🇨🇭✊🏻 ! Great movie thank you
Yes, switzerland has an army.
@@tymon102e6 : The quote he was referring to is ; “Switzerland doesn’t have an army, Switzerland is an army”, meaning we are all in the army 🇨🇭
Nobody invades Switzerland. Not even nobody.
One of the most remarkable countries and people in the world. Most people would be shocked to know how small they are, yet are so influential. Like the Germans they seem blissfully unaware it's possible to make low quality things. Given their terrain, they're tough as nails, yet soooo nice. I never had to pay for a hotel/hostel there because everyone wanted me to stay at their beautiful house and feed me amazing food. Invading them is like invading heaven itself if God trained and supplied everyone with rifles, turned their cellars into bunkers (every house has a bomb shelter), and spent 2 years in the military. Even the craziest world powers (Nazis, Soviet bloc) that surround them seem to agree.
Should anyone mess with them, they'd have the full might of all western nations to deal with, and frankly, they'd be totally safe even if they completely dismantled their military. As an American, I for one would raise bloody hell if we didn't step in for them should they encounter provocation. No one will invade Switzerland and it has almost nothing to do with their military might, but much ro do with their character and terrain.d
Touching words, brother! Love and blessings to you, brother man, from Zurich Switzerland, OR-3 Serviceman
Those helmets are total badass
The geographic position and the great asset deposits the war makers settled there is making Switzerland untouchable...
General: sir we have to invade Switzerland
Leader: U see this pocket knife General? This is my favorite knife, I've had it sense I was a boy, I've had this Swiss army knife almost my whole life, no... we cant invade Switzerland.
I've lived in Switzerland for one year, in 2009. When every citizen can be a soldier it is really hard to invade a country. A friend told me about the "Granatieri", the Swiss elite and offensive troopers, and about the airbases all over the Alps (as in the movie). I also remember several fighters often flying in the skies. One could have a high military cost trying to invade Switzerland indeed. Greetings and respect from Brazil.
Why would Switzerland not be invaded. Two things.. They have been digging in on the high ground for a thousand years. The Afghanistan of Europe is about right.. The second reason is that Swissbank is the clearinghouse for ALL world currencies. If Switzerland is destabilized, all the world's economies are destroyed. Also, all the rulers in the world keep their "Plan B" monies stashed there. Switzerland can be pressured, but invasion is in no aggressor's own interest.
I would think if all hell broke loose, in the world, the only valuable currency would be precious metals. Silver, gold, rare earth.
Isn't Switzerland but the only Westen European country where the citizens are armed?...Love that 80s demo music btw.
No Norway and Finland too. In Sweden also many people own arms.
Well, no. In all europe you can own guns, but in the most of it you can't carry them ready for action or is strictly regulated.
@@fynnschumann7661 he means military arms, swiss take their guns home.. its the only counry in the world doing this
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 I have been friends with Canadian Army officers who kept their service weapons at home.
Whether they were actually allowed to is another question, though, which I don't know the answer to.
@@fynnschumann7661 Pretty sure you can't own guns in Germany and uk
I've heard so much about the French AMX tanks but I've never seen real footage.
Try Mysterious by mauzer same type of vid
The infantries' boots at the very beginning when marching in the rain, does anybody know what they are? Are they just rain boots, or is there a specific type of boots they had in those days? Hiking boots + leather ankle shield?
At this time the Swiss Army used these kind of boots :
images.app.goo.gl/kJnCsrykfiepkPuX9
They had 3 kinds of ankle shields, 2 made of leather, one type with laces and the other one with buckles and one made of wool for snow.
images.app.goo.gl/TJB9CAwW8pmqUpvS7
@@To_the_Pit Thanks! I was very curious because they looked like one big laceless boot to me in the footage (kind of like cavalry boots) and I was wondering at what they were.
Still got a pair downstairs, including the Gamaschä... They were uncomfortable to be frank.
Great video, classic equipment. Swiss have good taste, not just watches, knives, and chocolate
The most beautiful uniform, I loved the camo pattern and the helmet is my favorite
I swear this the most quaint military fan video. I don't know whether to clap or see if I can buy their military, surplus.
It’s pretty cheap. Honestly besides the camo colors you’re probably better off with German stuff. It’s actually pretty comfy. The Swiss stuff you really have to break in tho. I use the pants I have for hunting and I use the jacket in the garden until I break it in enough for hunting.
Love those Swiss helmets.
All they need to do is play this music through loudspeakers; ain't nobody gonna come near, let alone invade.
- Our nation is protected by fire!
- But Switzerland, I don’t understand. I see no fire…
- This fire… you do not see… *plays song*
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The last time they were invaded was in 1499 for reference.
Boyitsme is right: Napoleon did it, not so long ago.
@@merlinch4256 what happened? Did he meet his Waterloo there?
@@StoutProper No: he invaded Switzerland, stole all what he could take and continued his way :-)
By the way, he transformed the country, politically, and let us the famous Napoleon (civil) code, which had a great influence until today in our swiss modern laws.
Waterloo came a bit later, and not because of the Swiss :-)
But after Waterloo (Vienna Treaty, 1815), the Allied countries forced Switzerland to become neutral. Hence the armed neutrality concept we know today.