Editing Liechtenstein (section)

=== Second World War ===
Liechtenstein remained neutral during the [[Second World War]]. Its border with Switzerland allowed companies based in the country to use Swiss commercial routes while war affected the surrounding states.<ref name="second-world-war-production"/>

Ten members of the [[Van Noords of Schaan|Van Noord family]] relocated to Schaan in 1934 and established [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]].<ref name="van-noords-origins"/><ref name="company-history"/> Its automobile division produced the [[Van Noord Schaan Tipo A]] from 1937 to 1939. [[Panzerwerke Van Noord AG]], the company's military engineering division, developed the [[VP-3 Ricognitore]] and manufactured drivetrain systems for armoured vehicles.<ref name="company-operations"/>

During the war, Van Noord-Nostrini supplied engines and drivetrain systems to German-aligned manufacturers. The company handled this business through Swiss commercial networks and did not enter direct public contracts with the government of [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="company-war"/> Internal conflict among its owners began in 1943. Sabotage disrupted the workshops, while killings and disappearances removed most of the Schaan branch. Nine of its ten known members were killed or disappeared by 1945.<ref name="company-collapse"/>

[[Alessandro Van Noord]], the only known survivor, fled to Switzerland in May 1945. Van Noord-Nostrini ceased operating by the end of that year after its remaining wartime orders ended.<ref name="company-collapse"/>