1 January 1939President of SwitzerlandPhilipp Etter
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1939, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Switzerland applies to the League of Nations for unconditional neutrality
Switzerland applies to the League of Nations for unconditional neutrality
The League of Nations grants Switzerland an unconditional neutrality
The League of Nations grants Switzerland an unconditional neutrality
Signs the Einstein-Szilard letter warning President Roosevelt about uranium chain reactions and possible powerful bombs.
Given the directive to safeguard the independence of the country and to maintain the integrity of the Swiss territory
The entire country is fully mobilized in only three days, the Swiss Government began to fortify positions throughout the country, the total strength of the army and militias grew to over 500,000
The entire country is fully mobilized in only three days, the Swiss Government began to fortify positions throughout the country, the total strength of the army and militias grew to over 500,000. In the course of the war, detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the German military command such as Operation Tannenbaum, but Switzerland was never attacked
Appointed Head of the International Red Cross
Discoverer of the molecular structure of testosterone & other male sex hormones
In the course of the war, detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the German military command such as Operation Tannenbaum, but Switzerland was never attacked
Appointed Reich Health Inspector
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