Operation Tannenbaum (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In June 1940, with the conquest of France, Nazi Germany and Italy had conquered almost all of Western Europe. The map of Europe was one solid color reflecting the domination of the Axis Powers. Except for one small hole in the donut: Switzerland. Switzerland’s neutrality didn’t guarantee anything. In fact, the Nazis desperately wanted to invade Switzerland. Learn more about Operation Tannenbaum, the planned German invasion of Switzerland, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	In June 1940, with the conquest of France,
0:11.0	Nazi Germany and Italy had conquered almost all of Western Europe.
0:14.7	The map of Europe was one solid color reflecting the domination of the Axis powers.
0:20.4	Except for one small hole in the donut.
0:23.0	Switzerland.
0:24.5	Switzerland's neutrality didn't guarantee anything.
0:27.3	In fact, the Nazis desperately wanted to invade Switzerland.
0:31.0	Learn more about Operation Tenenbaum, the planned German invasion of Switzerland. Learn more about Operation Tannenbaum, the planned German invasion of Switzerland on this episode of Everything
0:36.1	Everywhere Daily. While Switzerland was neutral during World War II, it would be wrong to say that they were passive.
0:58.0	The Swiss knew what was happening around them, and they knew that neutrality could only go so far.
1:03.2	The Germans had invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Denmark
1:07.0	despite the fact that they were all officially neutral before the start of the war.
1:10.7	And there was one other thing. Hitler hated Switzerland. Switzerland was
1:16.4	against everything the Nazis stood for. They were a democratic country and
1:20.0	they were an affront to the idea of racial purity with Germans, French, and Italians all living together.
1:26.0	Joseph Gerbles called Switzerland the stinking little state.
1:30.0	Hitler called Switzerland a pimple on the face of Europe and that all the rubbish of small
1:35.2	nations still existing in Europe must be liquidated even if he would be called the Butcher
1:40.0	of the Swiss.
1:41.6	He told Mussolini, Switzerland possessed the most disgusting and
1:44.6	miserable people and political system. The Swiss are the mortal enemies of the
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