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history of Switzerland

In Switzerland: World War II and the Cold War
…in the central Alps, the réduit, was equipped with ammunition, medical supplies, food, water, hydroelectric plants, and factories to enable the Swiss army to fight the Nazis even if the cities of the Mittelland were captured.
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implementation by Guisan

In Henri Guisan
…a mountain fortress core—the so-called réduit. The Axis powers decided not to attack Switzerland. Retiring from active service in 1945, Guisan was the next year made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Science.
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