OT: Not-so-precise Swiss army unit mistakenly invades Liechtenstein

Colin McGregor colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Thu Aug 9 19:30:25 UTC 2007


--- Scott Elcomb <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 8/9/07, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> > On 8/9/07, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if the Swiss army carried their knives?
>  ;-)
> >
> > Some years ago, I had a Swiss roommate.  He was
> permitted to bring his
> > knife abroad, and he used it frequently in daily
> life :-).  On the
> > other hand, he was NOT permitted to bring his
> uniform abroad; that has
> > been forbidden since, oh, going on 200 years...
> >
> > The only place where they are able to take
> uniforms is one other
> > principality, where they form the official
> military defense, namely in
> > Vatican City.  (And there's a strange, strange
> irony in the fact that
> > Switzerland is largely Protestant...)
> 
> Now that's an interesting piece of trivia; I'd never
> have guessed the
> Swiss protect the Vatican.  To be honest, it sounds
> like a great piece
> for a documentary.

Documentaries have been done about the Swiss guard at
the Vatican, and it does make for a colorful images
(if you don't get that last comment, have a look at
the Swiss guard dress uniform, which is unlike any
current military dress uniform...).  

Colin McGregor

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