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The Swiss Armed Forces ( German: Schweizer Armee; French: Armée suisse; Italian: Esercito svizzero; Romansh: Armada svizra; lit. 'Swiss Army') operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are ...
Since 2013, the knives of Wenger are integrated in Victorinox. The Swiss Army knife ( SAK; German: Schweizer Taschenmesser, Sackmesser, Hegel, etc.) is a pocketknife, generally multi-tooled, now manufactured by Victorinox. [1] The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the ...
The Swiss Air Force ( German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
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Glock 26. "Pistol 12 Kurz". Austria. Semi-automatic pistol. 9×19mm Parabellum. Glock 26 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 and the Pistol 75 as the short variant of the pistol in the Swiss Army. It is the primary weapon for the military police and mechanics in the army. [5] Submachine guns.
The military history of Switzerland comprises centuries of armed actions, and the role of the Swiss military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. Despite maintaining neutrality since its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499, Switzerland has been involved in military operations dating back to the hiring of Swiss mercenaries by foreign nations, including the Papal States.
Logo in German. The Group for a Switzerland without an army, (GSwA; German: Gruppe für eine Schweiz ohne Armee, GSoA; French: Groupe pour une Suisse sans armée, GSsA; Italian: Gruppo per una Svizzera senza Esercito, GSsE) is a Swiss political advocacy group founded in 1982 by 120 activists in order to abolish the Swiss army. [1]
Conscription. Switzerland has mandatory military service ( German: Militärdienst; French: service militaire; Italian: servizio militare) in the Swiss Army for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority. [1] Women may volunteer for any position. [2]