Created by Tom Horn on 30 Mar 2010, Last Update on 30 Mar 2010

Schaffhausen Bombed - 1 Apr 1944

The US air force accidentally strayed in neutral Swiss airspace and bombed Schaffhausen. About a hundred Swiss civilians were killed in the raid. The US government offered a million dollars in reparations to the Swiss government.

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Tags : Switzerland,United States,Aerial,Diplomacy,Europe,Combat

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