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Re: Blocus !
A few words about Swiss high sea fleet. During war period Switzerland had 14 steamers to supply some goods from South and North America. There were two ways of land transport: by rail in Spain and unoccupied France or by Genoa port in Italy. In this second case there was a very old agreement between Bern and Rome to use this port freely. One of the Swiss ships was lost due war action: s/s "MALOJA" was torpedoed by British aircrafts near Corsica on 7th September 1943 (three Portugese sailors on Swiss duty were killed, 20 others survived).
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