List of Swiss generals
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| Rank group | Commander in Chief of the Army |
| NATO rank code | OF-9 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | general |
| Marine rank | - |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | gene |
| Grade | - |
This list of Swiss generals lists all generals appointed during the history of Switzerland .
The general is the highest rank in the Swiss Army . He is reserved for the army commander in chief . A general is only appointed in wartime .
| Early modern times , before 1798 | |||
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| general | year | war | Electoral authority |
| Ulrich von Hohensax (approx. 1462–1538) | 1512 / 1513 | Pavierzug (Italian campaigns) | Daily statute |
| Hans Ludwig von Erlach-Castelen (1595–1650) | 1633 and 1636 | Thirty Years' War | Daily statute |
| Wilhelm Bernhard von Muralt (1737–1796) | 1792 | Occupation of Geneva | Daily statute |
| Karl Ludwig von Erlach (1746–1798) | 1798 | French invasion | Daily statute |
| Helvetic Republic 1798 - 1803 | |||
| general | year | war | Electoral authority |
| Augustin Keller | Swiss authorities | ||
| Johann Weber | Swiss authorities | ||
| Joseph Leonz Andermatt | Swiss authorities | ||
| Pierre from the pasture | Swiss authorities | ||
| Mediation and Restoration 1803 - 1847 | |||
| general | year | war | Electoral authority |
| Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl (1760–1832) | 1805 , 1809 and 1813 | Mobilizations | Daily statute |
| Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1740–1831) | 1815 | Campaign in the Free County | Daily statute |
| Charles-Jules Guiguer de Prangins (1780-1840) | 1830 and 1838 | Mobilizations | Daily statute |
| Peter Ludwig von Donatz (1782–1849) | 1845 | Free troop trains | Daily statute |
| Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787–1875) | 1847 | Sonderbund War | Daily statute |
| Johann Ulrich von Salis-Soglio (1790–1874) | 1847 | Sonderbund War | Sonderbund |
| State, from 1848 | |||
| general | year | war | Electoral authority |
| Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787–1875) | 1849 , 1856 and 1859 | Mobilization: Büsinger trade (1849), Neuchâtel trade (1856) + Savoy trade (1859) | Federal Assembly |
| Hans Herzog (1819-1894) | 1870 / 1871 | Franco-German War | Federal Assembly |
| Ulrich Wille (1848–1925) | 1914 - 1918 | First World War | Federal Assembly |
| Henri Guisan (1874–1960) | 1939 - 1945 | Second World War | Federal Assembly |
In Switzerland, the usual generic term General for all ranks above the Colonel , i.e. Brigadier General , Major General , Lieutenant General or simply General, is not in use. The corresponding rank designations are in German brigadier , divisional officer and corps commander .
The heads of the Swiss delegation to the Neutral Monitoring Commission in Korea receive the title of Major-General (equivalent to a general) for the duration of their mission .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wyrsch-Ineichen, Paul: The Schwyzer troops in the Büsinger trade 1849 from 1985 in communications of the historical association of the canton Schwyz
- ^ Hans Senn: Active service. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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Old Confederation before 1798 |
Ulrich von Sax (piano move, 1511) | Johann Ludwig von Erlach (1633/1636) | Sebastian Peregrin Zwyer (1653/1656) | Wilhelm Bernhard von Muralt (1792) | Karl Ludwig von Erlach (1798) |
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Helvetic Republic 1798-1803 |
Augustin Keller (Helvetik) | Johann Weber (Helvetik) | Joseph Leonz Andermatt (Helvetik) | Pierre von der Weid (Helvetik) |
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Mediation and Restoration 1803--1847 |
Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl (1805/1809/1813) | Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1815) | Charles-Jules Guiguer de Prangins (1830/1838) | Peter Ludwig von Donatz (1845) | Guillaume Henri Dufour (1847) | Johann Ulrich von Salis-Soglio (Sonderbund 1847) |
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State from 1848 |
Guillaume Henri Dufour (1849/1856/1859) | Hans Herzog (German-French War, 1870–1871) | Ulrich Wille (First World War, 1914–1918) | Henri Guisan (Second World War, 1939–1945) |