Was there any pressure on Switzerland to join the War by the Allies or Axis?

Was there any pressure on Switzerland to join the War by the Allies or Axis?

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Hello Matthew,

Switzerland, as in the first war, was actively neutral and did all it could not to provoke the Axis powers, so it delivered goods to Germany and allowed rail transit through the country. They were well armed and did attack any aircraft (axis or aliied) who strayed into Swiss airspace, but knew full well that if the Wehrmacht attacked, they would lose half the country right away and have to retreat to the mountain fortifications. Certainly Hitler made noises about resolving the problem of the ‘anachronistic’ Swiss, but after the invasion of the USSR I doubt it ever got on Hitlers to do list.

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