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StanAE86
03-03-2007, 02:03 PM
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/swiss-accidentally-invade-liechtenstein/20070303111709990001
gucom
03-03-2007, 02:16 PM
lol nice navigating job :) but no biggie indeed...
TopGearNL
03-03-2007, 02:22 PM
LOL!

This could have maybe escalated into a war! :lol:

BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?
ae86_16v
03-03-2007, 02:25 PM
Hahaha. . . that's a funny one. Someone can't read a map. I am surprised the Liechtenstein police didn't try to stop them :lol: .
gucom
03-03-2007, 03:21 PM
LOL!

This could have maybe escalated into a war! :lol:

BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?

hahaha very unlikely since Liechtenstein doesn't have an army :P so it'd just be the swiss fighting thin air :lol:

and as far as i know the Swiss Guard don't march in Switzerland while carrying machine guns...
TopGearNL
03-03-2007, 03:25 PM
LOL!

This could have maybe escalated into a war! :lol:

BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?

hahaha very unlikely since Liechtenstein doesn't have an army :P so it'd just be the swiss fighting thin air :lol:

and as far as i know the Swiss Guard don't march in Switzerland while carrying machine guns...

Ah I see, well you never know.. :lol:

Last summer the same happened with some british soldiers invading a spanish beach instead of Gibraltar

How the hell did they do that, all you got to do is look for the rock :P
Mattk
03-03-2007, 07:34 PM
BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?

No. The Swiss Guards are ex-Swiss Army folks who apply to be Swiss Guards, from what I know.
TopGearNL
03-03-2007, 08:01 PM
BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?

No. The Swiss Guards are ex-Swiss Army folks who apply to be Swiss Guards, from what I know.

Yeah but they wear exactly the same uniform :bah:
Mattk
03-03-2007, 08:04 PM
^OK, they might actually still be part of the Swiss Army, but they don't do normal Swiss Army things. I'm not sure, but I know they are in some way separate.
TopGearNL
03-03-2007, 08:18 PM
^^ Ok I understand, I never said you were wrong LOL just wanted to know how and what :wink:
Mattk
03-03-2007, 08:38 PM
Wikipedia is your friend!


The guards must be Catholic, unmarried males with Swiss citizenship who have completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain certificates of good conduct. New recruits must have a professional diploma or high school degree and must be between 19 and 30 years of age and at least 174 cm (5'9") tall[3].

I was right the first time around. They're all former Swiss soldiers. I don't think these soldiers who got lost will be too willingly recruited by the Swiss Guards. :P
TopGearNL
03-03-2007, 08:46 PM
^^ Wikipedia is everyone's friend, thanks Matt :wink:
TT
03-04-2007, 03:18 AM
BTW are these the same guards who guard the pope?

No. The Swiss Guards are ex-Swiss Army folks who apply to be Swiss Guards, from what I know.

Yeah but they wear exactly the same uniform :bah:

I guess they just used a random pic: when we serve in the army we are dressed with camo shit, not that flashy thing which is used only in Vatican ;)

BTW, funny navigation. When in the army I got lost a couple of times too, but never that badly to end up in Italy poiting my rifle at somebody :D
stmoritzer
03-04-2007, 05:39 PM
:lol:
we're training to invade Bayern ( nice blondes, Bayern München, and for the beer :mrgreen:)


goof you found out about the pope guards on Wiki :wink: