SWITZERLAND - Lot 382

SWITZERLAND General Henri Guisan* medal 1939. Medal 150th anniversary of steam boat trips on Lake Lucerne 1987 Medal 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation 1291-1991. Medal 800 years of Berne 1991. Four silver medals. Superb. *Henri Guisan was a Swiss officer. He was born on October 21, 1874 in Mézières (Vaud) and died on April 7, 1960 in Pully (Vaud). During the Second World War, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army. He ensured Switzerland's neutrality. Some say it was thanks to his energy, as he spoke out strongly against Nazi Germany while organizing his country's defense in depth and with skill. Others believe that the belligerents needed a financial center in Europe in order to carry out banking transactions on a global scale...