Henri Guisan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Guisan

Swiss general (1874-1960)

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1874

Place of Birth: Mézières, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1960

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Henri Guisan (French pronunciation: ?[?~?i giz?~]; 21 October 1874 – 7 April 1960) was a Swiss army officer who held the office of the General of the Swiss Armed Forces during the Second World War.
He was the fourth and the most recent man to be appointed to the rarely used Swiss rank of General, and was possibly Switzerland's most famous soldier.
He is best remembered for effectively mobilizing the Swiss Armed Forces and Swiss people in order to prepare resistance against a possible invasion by Nazi Germany in 1940.
Guisan was voted the fourth-greatest Swiss figure of all time in 2010.