Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces

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The Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Switzerland, responsible for the command, operational readiness, and strategic leadership of the country's armed forces.

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Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss public office
military office
appliesToJurisdiction Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
appointedBy Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED
confirmedBy Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
createdBy Armee XXI reform NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Federal Councillor responsible for defence
formationDate 2004
hasAuthorityOver Command Support formations of the Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Joint Operations Command of the Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Logistics formations of the Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED
Swiss Army NERFINISHED
highestRankIn Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
languageUsed French
German
Italian
legalBasis Swiss Federal Constitution NERFINISHED
Swiss Military Act NERFINISHED
memberOf top management of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
nativeLabel Capo dell’esercito NERFINISHED
Chef de l’armée NERFINISHED
Chef der Armee NERFINISHED
nominatedBy Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
officeHolder Thomas Süssli NERFINISHED
officeHolderStartTime 2020-01-01
officeLocation Bern NERFINISHED
officeType professional military leadership position
participatesIn Swiss Security Policy decision-making
partOf Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport NERFINISHED
positionHeldInOrganization Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED
precededByOffice Chief of the General Staff (Switzerland) NERFINISHED
rankHeldByOfficeholder Korpskommandant
Lieutenant General (NATO equivalent)
reportsTo Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED
Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
residence Bern NERFINISHED
responsibleFor force development of the Swiss Armed Forces
implementation of Swiss military policy within the armed forces
international military cooperation of the Swiss Armed Forces
operational readiness of the Swiss Armed Forces
overall command of the Swiss Armed Forces
planning and conduct of military operations
readiness of mobilization structures
strategic leadership of the Swiss Armed Forces
training of the Swiss Armed Forces
roleIn Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED

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Armada svizra headedBy Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces