The Group for a Switzerland without an army, (GSwA; German: Gruppe für eine Schweiz ohne Armee, GSoA; French: Groupe pour une Suisse sans armée, GSsA;...
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the army as a national icon was shaken by a popular initiative aiming at its complete dissolution (see: Group for a Switzerland without an Army) receiving...
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Army Group A (German: Heeresgruppe A) was the name of three distinct army groups of the Heer, the ground forces of the Wehrmacht, during World War II....
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shaken by a popular initiative aiming at its dissolution (see: Group for a Switzerland without an Army) receiving 35.6% support. This triggered a series...
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Pro Libertate (category Politics of Switzerland)
fought the first ballot initiative to abolish the Army, by the Group for a Switzerland Without an Army, and it has organised opposition to every such initiative...
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Estimate, a measure of agricultural subsidies Group for a Switzerland Without an Army, campaign against Swiss militarisation This disambiguation page lists...
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Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France...
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or without permanent residence. The laws pertaining to the acquisition of firearms in Switzerland are amongst the most liberal in the world. Swiss gun...
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This is a list of weapons, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Army. Feldtelefon 50, field telephone R-905 microwave transmission station Intermediate...
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Wars, the revolutionary armies marched eastward, enveloping Switzerland in their battles against Austria. In 1798, Switzerland was completely overrun by...
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Germany was a threat, and Switzerland built a powerful defense. It served as a "protecting power" for the belligerents of both sides, with a special role...
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This is a list of equipment used by the Korean People's Army Ground Force. (Used by Worker-Peasant Red Guards). TT-33: A-73 – Soviet supplied pistols...
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Leutnant (category Military ranks of Switzerland)
service. For missions outside of Switzerland, the rank Leutnant will be designated in English as Second lieutenant. Rank insignia for Leutnant Army BROCKHAUS...
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Spiritual national defence (category Government of Switzerland)
referendum to decide whether Switzerland should retain an army or become demilitarised. (see Group for a Switzerland Without an Army.) The celebrations in 1989...
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Aline Trede (category Green Party of Switzerland politicians)
Government Council. She is a member of the Group for a Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) and on the board of the Digital Society Switzerland. In the parliamentary...
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Rekrut (category Military ranks of Switzerland)
recruited or sought personnel during an initial period of basic military training. However, in Austria, Switzerland, and some other countries, Rekrut is...
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Operation Sunrise (World War II) (category Switzerland articles missing geocoordinate data)
a local surrender. In an 8 March meeting in Lucerne organized by Swiss intelligence officer Max Waibel, Wolff offered the following plan: Army Group C...
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Swiss Army Bro-Mance is a limited edition split EP by American rock bands New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional. The EP was made available for purchase...
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rights in Switzerland are some of the most progressive by world standards. Social attitudes and the legal situation have liberalised at an increasing...
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Islamic State (redirect from ISIS (militant group))
viewed as a militia in addition to a terrorist group and a cult. As major Iraqi cities fell to ISIL in June 2014, Jessica Lewis, a former US Army intelligence...
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Federal popular initiative (category Referendums in Switzerland)
subsidiary Helvetia Nostra), the Swiss Pharmaceutical Society, the Touring Swiss Club, the Group for a Switzerland without an army, the WWF and also the mass...
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(Ukrainian: Махновці), named after their founder Nestor Makhno, was an anarchist army formed largely of Ukrainian peasants and workers during the Russian...
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war plans that included redeploying the Russian army to Switzerland to facilitate the landing of an Anglo-Russian coalition in the Batavian Republic...
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SIG SG 510 (category Rifles of Switzerland)
design basis for the export-variations of the SG 510 family of small arms. After thirty-three years, from 1957 to 1990, the Swiss Army replaced the Stgw...
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Sonderbund War (category 1847 in Switzerland)
Italian: Guerra del Sonderbund) of November 1847 was a civil war in Switzerland, then still a relatively loose confederacy of cantons. It ensued after...
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The rise of Switzerland as a federal state began on 12 September 1848, with the creation of a federal constitution in response to a 27-day civil war,...
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Antoine-Henri Jomini (category Swiss people of Italian descent)
Jomini (French: [ʒɔmini]; 6 March 1779 – 22 March 1869) was a Swiss military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one...
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League of God's House (category Switzerland articles missing geocoordinate data)
was an associate of Old Swiss Confederacy throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. After the Napoleonic wars the League of God's House became a part of...
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of the Italian Social Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Group Liguria, to sign a surrender document of the German and RSI forces under his command...
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