President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
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1940 in Switzerland
Explore 9 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1940.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1940
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Quantitative Neutron Moment Publication
Publishes the neutron magnetic-moment measurement obtained with Luis Alvarez.
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Director
Appointed Director of the Psychological Laboratory at Geneva
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.
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.
Invasion of Switzerland
but would have kept up resistance based on some sort of guerrilla and stay-behind tactics from there.
Psychological Laboratory
Appointed Director of the Psychological Laboratory at Geneva
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
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
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