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• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know. I just wanted to bring up one of my favorite weird facts, the existence of the Swiss navy.

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  • Senshi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But it’s not really true. Switzerland has no naval branch of its armed forces.

    It has a dozen or so of 10t patrol boats armed with a single 50cal MG for its lakes, and those are organized in a single motor boat company, which is staffed and manned by the military engineers branch.

    Their duties are supporting the border guard (police) on the lakes against trespass/ smugglers and assisting (civilian) search& rescue.

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    • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As far as I’m concerned, that’s a navy.

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