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Contents 1 Swiss-Canadian War 2 Cause 3 Invasion Force 4 Turn of the War 5 Aftermath

[edit] Swiss-Canadian War

The Swiss-Canadian War is probably the least known war in modern day history. Both the Swiss and Canadian Governments have repeatedly denied the war and both countries are known for their minimal involvement in wars. Currently Switzerland and Canada maintain a truce under the Pact of 1995.

[edit] Cause

The Swiss-Canadian War was started on September 5, 1991 right after the end of the Soviet Union. The war was started when Canada planned to launch a nuclear missile into Newfoundland to improve the soil condition because of a fierce ice storm that had left the soil under a six inch lay of ice. The missile went off track however, and crashed into the Alps in Switzerland. Even though Switzerland has taken a stance for being a neutral country, they fought back and launch two ICBM missiles. These missiles were spotted on radar at a United States Airbase in Iceland. The United States alerted Canada of the threat, and the Canadian Military, using energy weapons, destroyed the missiles.

[edit] Invasion Force

The most dramatic part of the Swiss-Canadian War took place took place over a three three year period. During this time Canada attempted to hold back Switzerland's repeated force of nuclear power. The Canadian Government stated that it was not planning on attacking Switzerland, and that the missile had simply gone off track. They also promised that they would give the Swiss Government $100 billion dollars to repair the damage done by the nuclear warhead. The Swiss refused however, and launched an invasion force via the Labrador Sea on January 23, 1992. The Swiss Army quickly set up a temporary base in the small town of Iqaluit which is on Baffin Island. Within a week, the invasion force had turned into a growing number of troops, estimated at 100,000 combat soldiers and 200,000 support soldiers; the exact numbers will never be known because the Swiss government has denied any military actions. The Swiss quickly took control of Baffin Island, where they build permanent bases. Remains of this base can still be seen in Iquluit.

After establishing a base of operation, the Swiss moved towards weakening any counterattacks the Canadian Military would make against them. They seized controlled of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories by March 8, 1992. They were able to seize control so quickly because the Canadian Government failed to call up their army. The only threat the Swiss faced while seizing the Northwest Territories and Nunavut was the extremely cold and small arms fire from citizens. Only 78 Swiss soldiers were killed during the seize.

On April 21, 1992, the United States Government became aware of the Swiss presence in Northern Canada. The current president at the time, Bill Clinton, moved a force of 10,000 army soldiers to the Alaskan-Canadian Border in fear of a Swiss invasion of Alaska. However, no attacks were made against the United States Army.

Having seized control of two Canadian provinces, the Swiss Army now turned there attention to major Canadian cities such as Halifax, Toronto, and Québec. On May 21, 1992, the first wave of bombing runs was planned against Toronto. The Swiss Air Force launched ten F-18 Hornets to attack Toronto. Five were shot down over Sandy Lake. The other five reached Toronto, were they each dropped four smart bombs on government buildings and hospitals. Five hundred and ten people were killed during the bombing, with thousands more injured. This is the greatest loss of human life on Canadian soil in modern day history. This Swiss bombing run was also the last one against the Canadians during the Swiss-Canadian War.

[edit] Turn of the War

After the bombing of Toronto on May 21st, the Canadian Government was left with no options except to fight back. The Canadian Government notified the United States of its plans to fight back against the Swiss Military. In effect, the United States shut down the United States-Canadian Border. The Canadians quickly called up its reserved forces, and was ready to launch a counterattack by June of 1992. The Canadian Military was estimated at 200,000 combats troops and 100,000 support troops. They, like the Swiss, denied any involvement against Switzerland's military. After being mobilized, the Canadian military moved its forces to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories on July 5, 1992. There they were greeted with a heavy firefight against the Swiss. This battle is known by locals as the "Hundred Day War" as it lasted for roughly three months and 2 weeks. The Canadians were eventually successful in driving the Swiss out of the Northwest Territories. After their lost, the Swiss retreated their force to Baffin Island. They planned on making a stand there, but also had helicopters, planes, and ships ready to move their military out of Canada to Iceland, were they had already made an agreement with the Icelandic Government. On November 27, 1992, the Canadian Government began bombing runs on Iqaluit, were the Swiss had set up their main base. By November 30th, the Canadian Government had flown paratroopers into Iqaluit and brought in 20,000 soldiers via ship. The Swiss, having lost 30,000 men in the 100 Day War, retreated to Iceland. The Canadian Military did not follow them there.

[edit] Aftermath

The effects of the Swiss-Canadian War have not been forgotten. Parts of Switzerland still lay in rubble from the effects of the nuclear missile; however the missile launched by the Canadian Government was not a normal nuclear missile. It was much small and weaker, as they planned on only hitting a small section of Newfoundland, as a widespread missile would have been devastating to the area, instead of helpful. Sections of Northern Canada have not long forgot the effects of the Swiss-Canadian War either. The town of Iqaluit still partly lays in rubble and the military base of the Swiss can still be seen today. Both Toronto and Yellowknife have rebuild the parts damaged by the Swiss attacks. In 1995, under the guidance of the United Nations, drafted the Pact of 1995, which declares peace between Canada and Switzerland. It also states that Canada must give $100 billion dollars over a ten year period to Switzerland to help rebuild the damaged areas. Finally, the Pact states that the war is suppose to be kept classified, as world-wide knowledge of a nuclear attack could lead to World War III or a full scale nuclear war.