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Henri Guisan

1874 - 1960

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Henri Guisan (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ɡizɑ̃]; 21 October 1874 – 7 April 1960) was a Swiss military officer who held the office of General of the Swiss Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was the fourth and the most recent person to be appointed to the rarely used Swiss rank of general, and was possibly Switzerland's most famous soldier. He is best remembered for effectively mobilizing the Swiss military and population in order to prepare resistance against a possible invasion by Nazi Germany in 1940. Guisan was voted the fourth-greatest Swiss figure of all time in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Guisan is the 423rd most popular military personnel (down from 411th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 104th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henri Guisan ranks 423 out of 2,058. Before him are Sanada Yukimura, Thomas the Slav, Huang Zhong, Muqali, Reinhard Scheer, and Gaius Claudius Glaber. After him are Erasmo of Narni, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, La Hire, Bahram Chobin, Tarrare, and Li Mu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Henri Guisan ranks 40. Before him are Gustav Holst, Reinhold Glière, Josef Suk, Inessa Armand, Luigi Einaudi, and Vsevolod Meyerhold. After him are Reynaldo Hahn, Charles Lightoller, Charles Ives, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, and Auguste Perret. Among people deceased in 1960, Henri Guisan ranks 26. Before him are Igor Kurchatov, Ernst von Dohnányi, J. L. Austin, Ana Pauker, Clara Haskil, and August Kopff. After him are Victor Sjöström, Héctor Castro, Inejiro Asanuma, Felix Kersten, Said Nursî, and Friedrich Adler.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Henri Guisan ranks 109 out of 1,015. Before him are Anders Arborelius (1949), Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), Louis Agassiz (1807), Louis Chevrolet (1878), and Jakob Steiner (1796). After him are Gianni Infantino (1970), Emil Abderhalden (1877), Jacques Dubochet (1942), Alexander Agassiz (1835), Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821), and César Ritz (1850).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Switzerland

Among military personnels born in Switzerland, Henri Guisan ranks 1. After him are Jean Reynier (1771), François Le Fort (1656), Lionel Dunsterville (1865), Franz von Werra (1914), and Henry Wirz (1823).

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