Henri Guisan
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 64 years ago |
Date of birth | October 21,1874 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Mezieres |
Jorat-Mezieres | |
Switzerland | |
Date of died | April 7,1960 |
Died | Pully |
Switzerland | |
Battles and wars | Second World War |
World War II | |
Buried | April 12, 1960 |
Parents | Louise-Jeanne Guisan |
Charles Ernest Guisan | |
Allegi | Switzerland |
Children | Henri Guisan junior |
Date of burial | April 12, 1960 |
Nationality | Swiss |
Education | University of Lausanne |
Command held | Swiss Armed Forces |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 772674 |
Henri Guisan Life story
Henri Guisan 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.