Birth of Henri Guisan
Birth of Henri Guisan
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Henri Guisan Biography and Timeline
Follow Henri Guisan through 8 dated historical records for Switzerland.
Henri Guisan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1874–1960Years on this page
1874
1939
Invasion of Switzerland
Given the directive to safeguard the independence of the country and to maintain the integrity of the Swiss territory
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Invasion of Switzerland
Developed his famous "Reduit Concept" in summer 1940, according to which the Swiss Army would have retreated into the Alps relatively soon if attacked.
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Switzerland
The Swiss paramilitary organisation Aktion Nationaler Widerstand (Resistant National Action), formed from contacts between selected army figures and conservative civilian circles, had the explicit task to persuade the civilian population to resist invade.
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Switzerland
but would have kept up resistance based on some sort of guerrilla and stay-behind tactics from there.
Role range: 1939-1945
Reduit Concept
Developed his famous "Reduit Concept" in summer 1940, according to which the Swiss Army would have retreated into the Alps relatively soon if attacked, but would have kept up resistance based on some sort of guerrilla and stay-behind tactics from there
Role range: 1939-1945
Resistant National Action
The Swiss paramilitary organisation Aktion Nationaler Widerstand (Resistant National Action), formed from contacts between selected army figures and conservative civilian circles, had the explicit task to persuade the civilian population to resist invade
Role range: 1939-1945
1960
Death of Henri Guisan
Death of Henri Guisan
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.