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Before World War II, Luftwaffe chief Herman Goering went to Switzerland on a "diplomatic" mission. The Swiss put on a military parade for the visit. Then as now, the Swiss were capable of looking fierce because that's what they are.

Goering asked his host, the Swiss defense minister, "How many men can the Swiss army put in the field when it is fully mobilized?"

"Around half a million", the minister replied.

"And what would you do if Germany invaded with a force of one million?", Goering "jokingly" asked.

"I suppose if that happened each man would have to fire twice", came the unjoking reply.

Germany never invaded Switzerland.

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Still not a bad sniper rifle.

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