Bombing the Sister Republic: The United States and Switzerland During World War II

Authors

James H. Hutson

Keywords

World War II, Nazism, Switzerland, American Bombing, Germany

Abstract

At 11:10 A.M., April 1, 1944, American military authorities in London received the following "strike message" from aircraft attacking a target in Europe: "392 Group bombed Last Resort with poor results at 10:50 hours. " This terse communication described the "gravest violation " of Swiss neutrality during the Second World War--in fact, during the entire twentieth century: the bombing of the city of Schafthausen by planes of the 2nd Division of the American 8th Army Air Force.

Recommended Citation

Hutson, James H. (1995) "Bombing the Sister Republic: The United States and Switzerland During World War II," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 31: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol31/iss1/3