Operation Tannenbaum Operation Tannenbaum Operation "Tannenbaum ("Fir Tree"), known earlier as Operation "Grün ("Green"), was a planned but cancelled invasion of Switzerland by Nazi Germany and Italy during World War II. For tactical reasons, Adolf Hitler made repeated assurances before the outbreak of the Second World War that Germany would respect Swiss neutrality in the event of a military conflict in Europe. In February 1937, he announced that "at all times, whatever happens, we will respect the inviolability and neutrality of Switzerland" to the Swiss federal councillor Edmund Schulthess, reiterating this promise shortly before the Nazi invasion of Poland. These were, however,
Christmas in a Day film was executive produced by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald. Christmas in a Day Christmas In A Day is a crowdsourced documentary film that consists of a series clips of footage shot by members of the public in Britain on Christmas Day (25 December 2012). Scott Free Films and Sainsbury's produced the film. The film is 90 minutes long and includes shots from hundreds of perspectives, each submitted directly to production rather than through YouTube as Macdonald's previous 'In A Day' film had been. The film was premiered at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) in London