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The Germans abandoned it because they had a world war to fight and the Swiss banks were very useful. You're assuming 1) the Swiss don't cave immediatley to save their population, and 2) the Germans blindly assault Swiss fortifications in the Alps. Although there is a common perception of the...

I generally agree with this, but it is entirely possible that post-victory squabbles could allow for the issue of Südtirol to come up again. Historically the Germans had no problems seizing the opportunity to strip Italy of much more than just German-speaking South Tyrol, but also Italian...