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Rufus123-McGee t1_ixgvnt4 wrote

The Swiss were not kind to them.

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swishswooshSwiss OP t1_ixho72c wrote

After thinking on it I may know why the Swiss weren’t fond of Americans, especially the Air Force. Most of the 70 bombings by the allies after 1943 were done by the Americans, including the 1944 bombing of Schaffhausen. Although some of these may be attributed to mistakes, some, such as the bombing of Schaffhausen are suspected to have been done out of retaliation (for Swiss Air Force shooting down and dogfighting USAAF invading Swiss airspace and collaboration with Germans). This belief was especially prevalent back then. So you can imagine the Swiss were not very happy with these men.

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swishswooshSwiss OP t1_ixgvs87 wrote

They were kind to most. EDIT: apparently the Americans were treated worst.

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Rufus123-McGee t1_ixh9dnf wrote

Poor food and little or no medical care.

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swishswooshSwiss OP t1_ixhd8z7 wrote

I do admit that most Swiss MPs and prison guards seemed to treat Americans less well than other nations internees. No idea why, although that surely was not common practice everywhere.

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