Henri Guisan
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Henri Guisan was a Swiss general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces during World War II and for symbolizing Swiss resistance and national unity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commander-in-Chief
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Swiss military officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the White Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pully, Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Swiss postage stamps ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-04-07 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of Switzerland in World War II ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
École spéciale de Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Guisan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Swiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | General Guisan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Guisanplatz in Bern
NERFINISHED
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equestrian statue in Lausanne ⓘ |
| influenced | Swiss defense policy during World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor | Réduit National defensive strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swiss Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| movement | Swiss national resistance (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces during World War II
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symbol of Swiss national unity ⓘ symbol of Swiss resistance ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss military history ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mézières, Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pully, Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Swiss patriotism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
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General of the Swiss Army ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bern, Switzerland
NERFINISHED
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Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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