Swiss Army
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The Swiss Army is Switzerland’s national military force, responsible for the country’s defense and organized primarily as a militia with a small professional core.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss Army canonical | 17 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
national armed forces ⓘ |
| allows | voluntary service by women ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| conscription | male compulsory military service ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Partnership for Peace countries
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Partnership for Peace
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| doctrine | territorial defense and delay operations ⓘ |
| doesNotBelongTo | NATO ⓘ |
| equipmentCategory |
air defense systems
ⓘ
aircraft ⓘ armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| foundingPrinciple | armed neutrality ⓘ |
| governedBy | Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Command Support Base
ⓘ
Logistics Base of the Armed Forces ⓘ Swiss Air Force ⓘ Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Army Land Forces
|
| hasComponent |
militia reservists
ⓘ
professional core ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution
Swiss Military Act ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | militia system ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Armada svizra
ⓘ
Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Armée suisse
Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Esercito svizzero
Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizer Armee
|
| offers |
civil protection service alternative
ⓘ
civilian service alternative ⓘ |
| officialName | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| participatesIn | international peacekeeping missions ⓘ |
| peacetimeCommander |
Chief of the General Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Armed Forces of Switzerland
|
| personnelType |
conscript soldiers
ⓘ
professional non-commissioned officers ⓘ professional officers ⓘ |
| policy | defensive military posture ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageUse |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
|
| responsibleFor |
protection of critical infrastructure
ⓘ
support to civil authorities ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| role | national defense of Switzerland ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| trainingSystem | recruit school followed by periodic refresher courses ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
subject surface form:
CV90
subject surface form:
Eagle IV