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Bunkers in the Alps and serving on the land

After the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, a massive mobilisation of militia is ordered in Switzerland. Thousands of Swiss men are called to defend the borders. The myth of the unconquerable Alps is created. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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