Swiss Armed Forces
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The Swiss Armed Forces are the military forces of Switzerland, consisting of land and air service branches. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military
The Battle of Sempach, 1386
Swiss soldiers with war pigeons during World War I
Military badge belonging to Julien Wyler, 1929, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Veterans' dragoons squadron in 2006, presenting the uniform of 1972
The ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces have changed little over the centuries, except for the introduction, in 2008, of new senior enlisted and non-commissioned officer ranks. The ranks are worn on shoul
Swiss Armed Forces
…of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport and to the Swiss Federal Council as a whole. The current Chief of the Armed Forces is Lieutenant-General (Korpskommandant) Benedikt Roos. Lt-Gen Roos replaced Lieutenant-General (Korpskommandant) Thomas Süssli on 1 January 2026. Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern Joint…
Uniform Képi of a Brigadier General of the Swiss Army
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