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    Henri Guisan (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ɡizɑ̃]; 21 October 1874 – 7 April 1960) was a Swiss military officer who held the office of General of the Swiss...
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  • Guisan may refer to: 1960 Guisan, a main-belt asteroid named after Henri Guisan Antoine Guisan, Swiss ecologist Esperanza Guisán (1940–2015), Spanish philosopher...
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  • Observatory near Bern, Switzerland, and named after Swiss General Henri Guisan. Guisan orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.2–2.8 AU...
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    had secured supplies, mobilized the army under the command of General Henri Guisan, and initiated a rationing program to ensure the population's basic needs...
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    fortifications, the Border Line, and the Army line fortifications. General Henri Guisan developed a strategy for the defence of Switzerland that recognised its...
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    elects a General to command the army and air force. On 30 August 1939, Henri Guisan was elected General, with 204 votes out of 227 cast. He immediately began...
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  • division and narrowly failed to achieve promotion to the Serie A in 1929. Henri Guisan acted as president between 1929 and 1939, when his position became honorary...
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  • leader DMP · 1959 1960 Guisan 1973 UA Henri Guisan (1874–1960), Swiss general in World War II DMP · 1960 1961 Dufour 1973 WA Henri Dufour (1787–1875), Swiss...
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    Franco-Prussian War, General Ulrich Wille during the First World War, and General Henri Guisan during the Second World War ("la Mob", "the Mobilisation"). Although...
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    playground. The Alpenquai on the left bank – renamed General-Guisan-Quai after Henri Guisan in 1960 – was created as a terrace-like promenade for the urban...
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