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Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)

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The Chief of the Armed Forces (German: Chef der Armee (CdA); French: Chef de l'armée) commands the Swiss Armed Forces in time of peace and reports directly to the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports and to the Swiss Federal Council. [1]

15 relations: André Blattmann, Christophe Keckeis, Commander-in-chief, Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, Four-star rank, General (Switzerland), Lieutenant general, Philippe Rebord, Primus inter pares, Roland Nef, Swiss Air Force, Swiss Armed Forces, Three-star rank.

André Blattmann

André Blattmann (born 6 March 1956) was a Swiss Lieutenant General and Chief of the Armed Forces from 1 March 2009 (ad interim since 20 August 2008) until 31 December 2016.

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Christophe Keckeis

Christophe Keckeis (born 18 April 1945, in Neuchâtel) was a Swiss Lieutenant-General.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Federal Assembly (Switzerland)

The Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung, Assemblée fédérale, Assemblea federale, Assamblea federala) is Switzerland's federal legislature.

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Federal Council (Switzerland)

The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective executive head of government and state of Switzerland.

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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government.

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Four-star rank

A four-star rank is the rank of any four-star officer described by the NATO OF-9 code.

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General (Switzerland)

The General (Der General, le général, il generale, il general) is an office and rank in the armed forces of Switzerland.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Philippe Rebord

Philippe Rebord (born 22 April 1957) is a Swiss Lieutenant General.

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Primus inter pares

Primus inter pares (Πρῶτος μεταξὺ ἴσων) is a Latin phrase meaning first among equals.

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Roland Nef

Lieutenant-General (Korpskommandant) Roland Nef (born 1 July 1959 in Frauenfeld) was the Chief of the Armed Forces (Chef der Armee) of Switzerland in 2008.

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Swiss Air Force

The Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe; Forces aériennes suisses; Forze aeree svizzere; Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as part of the army and in October 1936 an independent service.

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Swiss Armed Forces

The Swiss Armed Forces (German: Schweizer Armee, French: Armée suisse, Italian: Esercito svizzero, Romanisch: Armada svizra) operates on land, in the air, and in international waters.

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Three-star rank

An officer of three-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Switzerland)

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