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Henri Guisan | |
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 Guisan in Visp, 1942 | |
| Born | 21 October 1874 Mézières, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Died | 7 April 1960 (aged 85) Pully, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Allegiance |  Switzerland |
| Years of service | 1894–1945 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | Swiss Armed Forces |
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 Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was the fourth and the most recent person to be appointed to the rarely used Swiss rank of general, and was possibly Switzerland's most famous soldier. He is best remembered for effectively mobilizing the Swiss military and population in order to prepare resistance against a possible invasion by Nazi Germany in 1940. Guisan was voted the fourth-greatest Swiss figure of all time in 2010.[1]
- ^ "General Guisan – Did he save Switzerland in the war?" (PDF). The Swiss Review. 3: 5. August 2010.
Albert Einstein was voted the most outstanding Swiss citizen in history. In second place came Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross, third was Heinrich Pestalozzi, and General Henri Guisan, whose service as commander-in-chief of the Swiss army in the Second World War has never been forgotten, finished in fourth position. In order of votes, they were followed by Le Corbusier, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Alberto Giacometti.