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Swiss Armed Forces

the combined armed forces of the Swiss Confederation
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Swiss Armed Forces

Summary

Swiss Armed Forces is an armed forces[1]. It draws 3,333 Wikipedia views per month (armed_forces category, ranking #36 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swiss Armed Forces is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's instance of is recorded as armed forces[4].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland[5].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's Commons category is recorded as Military of Switzerland[6].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Swiss Air Force[7].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Training and Education Command[8].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Joint Operations Command[9].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Logistics Organisation[10].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Command Support Organisation[11].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Armed Forces Staff[12].
  • Swiss Armed Forces comprises Cyber Command[13].
  • 1850 marks the founding of Swiss Armed Forces[14].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[15].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/armee.html[16].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.vtg.admin.ch/fr/armee.html[17].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.vtg.admin.ch/en/armed-forces.html[18].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.vtg.admin.ch/it/esercito.html[19].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.armee.ch/de[20].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.armee.ch/fr[21].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.armee.ch/it[22].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.armee.ch/[23].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's official website is recorded as https://www.vtg.admin.ch/[24].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Military of Switzerland[25].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+137710'}[26].
  • Swiss Armed Forces's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+146974'}[27].

Body

Founding

1850 marks the founding of Swiss Armed Forces[14].

Operations

Swiss Armed Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[15].

Why It Matters

Swiss Armed Forces draws 3,333 Wikipedia views per month (armed_forces category, ranking #36 of 247).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Henri Guisan Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . vbs.admin.ch. vbs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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