Define Neutrality?Would they be permitted to remain neutral or?
Define Neutrality?
I think most likely like OTL Isle of Man/Monaco ie a de-facto protectorate that's a useful tax haven for the elite but actually follows 99% of instructions from Berlin when told to.
(still probably better for most of the "natural true" Swiss inhabitants than the rest of occupied Europe)
What would be the fate of Switzerland in a post WWII Europe where continental Europe is under Nazi control? Would they be permitted to remain neutral or?
Might there be a possibility for Switzerland to develop it's own nuclear program (with clandestine assistance from the US) to build it's own nuclear arsenal to deter Germany from invading post war in the 50's-60's?That's the best possible outcome. OTOH, Hitler had plans made up for an invasion of Switzerland. If that went ahead, it probably gets split between Germany and Italy.
Might there be a possibility for Switzerland to develop it's own nuclear program (with clandestine assistance from the US) to build it's own nuclear arsenal to deter Germany from invading post war in the 50's-60's?
They get invaded, crushed, looted and broken up with German and Italian speaking Switzerland going to those countries and French speaking Switzerland becomes a puppet state.
Even if the Swiss are capable of nuking them?Hrm. I suppose it's just barely possible, but I doubt the Reich would leave them alone that long.
Even if the Swiss are capable of nuking them?
Would they though? Considering alot of the Nazi elite have their personal wealth in Switzerland?No, I mean that the Germans would invade long before the Swiss were able to develop a deterrent.
Would they though? Considering alot of the Nazi elite have their personal wealth in Switzerland?
Even if alot of the Nazi elite lose their personal wealth? Alot of the parties leaders have their money in Switzerland.I think it's likely they would. They speak German there, don't they? INVADE AND ANNEX.
I don't know about that. If the Nazi domination of Europe leads to a coldwar with the US/UK/Other's and trade restrictions I could see Switzerland remaining somewhat independent. Mostly as a mechanism for the Germans to covertly trade outside of Europe. Sort of like the role that the Netherlands played for Germany in ww1.