The Swiss Armed Forces (German: Schweizer Armee; French: Armée suisse; Italian: Esercito svizzero; Romansh: Armada svizra; lit. 'Swiss Army') are the military...
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represents the structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of 1 January 2018: Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern () Chief of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff () Joint...
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2008, pp. 36–38. Sources Armed Forces Logistics Organisation (2008). Insignia of the Swiss Armed Forces (PDF). Swiss Armed Forces. Archived from the original...
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2024-09-04. "Swiss Armed Forces selects AGM Artillery Gun Module from KNDS Deutschland". 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05. "Swiss Armed Forces selects AGM...
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to the Swiss Federal Council. The position was established in 2004. Until the end of 2003, the highest level of command in the Swiss Armed forces was held...
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svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World...
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widely-used American howitzer, has been operated by the Swiss Armed Forces since 1971. Under Swiss operation, the M109 has received numerous modernisations...
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British Armed Forces, the Nepali Army, the Pakistan Armed Forces (PAF), the Swiss Armed Forces, the Singapore Armed Forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
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"Swiss Armed Forces selects AGM Artillery Gun Module from KNDS Deutschland". 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05. Armament program 2016 of the Swiss Army...
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Oberleutnant (section Switzerland)
rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. In Austria, Oberleutnant is...
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1948 [SR 748.0]; c. the Armed Forces Act of 3 February 1995 [SR 510.10]. The compound implies genitive plural, "flag of the Swiss"; other national flags...
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Obergefreiter (category Military ranks of Switzerland)
with 2.2 million of the enlisted men being Obergefreiters. In the Swiss Armed Forces the rank of Obergefreiter (short: Obgfr) was introduced after a long...
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Logistics Organisation AFLO, ed. (2008). Insignia of the Swiss Armed Forces (PDF). Bern: Swiss Armed Forces. pp. 69–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14...
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08 (Soldier Knife 08) for the Swiss Armed Forces was started in December 2008, and first issued to the Swiss Armed Forces beginning with the first basic...
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office and rank in the armed forces of Switzerland. It is held by the commander-in-chief of the Army in time of war only. Under the Swiss Constitution, he must...
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The Special Forces Command (German: Kommando Spezialkräfte) is an infantry corps of the Swiss Armed Forces specialised in rapid offensive operations, intel...
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President of France Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland), the commander of the Swiss Armed Forces in times of peace Armed forces (disambiguation) Chief of...
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The Pontifical Swiss Guard, also known as the Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard, is an armed force and honour guard unit maintained by the Holy...
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The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consist of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps...
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"vexillological recommendation" in the flag regulation used by the Swiss Armed Forces. Flags with a cross of larger relative widths than the prescribed...
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choice to purchase the RCH-155 was made. Swiss Armed Forces BAE Systems Bofors announced in June 2022 that Switzerland had shortlisted the Archer for the final...
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Switzerland is a member of the Schengen passport-free zone. Land border checkpoints monitor goods movements, but not people. The Swiss Armed Forces,...
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Abkhazian Armed Forces (Abkhaz: Абџьарирқәу Амҷқәа Аԥсны; Russian: Вооружённые силы Абхазии) are the military forces of Abkhazia. The forces were officially...
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command...
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Bundeswehr (redirect from German Armed Forces)
Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and...
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The Swiss Civilian Service is a Swiss institution, created in 1996 as a civilian substitute service to military service. It was introduced as part of...
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Henri Guisan (category Swiss Protestants)
October 1874 – 7 April 1960) was a Swiss military officer who held the office of General of the Swiss Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was...
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ordnance dagger issued to officers in the Swiss Armed Forces beginning in 1943 was modeled after the historical Swiss dagger. In Nazi Germany, the hilts of...
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confirm the casualties. The Swiss Armed Forces participated in the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan as observers, in what the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation described...
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