Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
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The Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Switzerland, responsible for the command, operational readiness, and strategic leadership of the country's armed forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief of the General Staff (Switzerland) | 1 |
| Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces canonical | 1 |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8588583 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces Context triple: [Armada svizra, headedBy, Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces]
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A.
President of the Swiss Confederation
The President of the Swiss Confederation is the annually rotating head of state and government in Switzerland, chosen from among the seven Federal Council members to chair the council and represent the country.
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B.
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
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C.
Chief of Staff of the French Army
The Chief of Staff of the French Army is the highest-ranking officer responsible for leading, organizing, and overseeing the operational readiness and strategic direction of France’s land forces.
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D.
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellor of Switzerland is the chief of staff and senior administrative officer of the Swiss Federal Council, overseeing the coordination and support of the federal government’s work.
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E.
President of the Council of States (Switzerland)
The President of the Council of States (Switzerland) is the annually elected presiding officer of the upper chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, responsible for chairing its sessions and representing the chamber in official functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces Target entity description: The Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Switzerland, responsible for the command, operational readiness, and strategic leadership of the country's armed forces.
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A.
President of the Swiss Confederation
The President of the Swiss Confederation is the annually rotating head of state and government in Switzerland, chosen from among the seven Federal Council members to chair the council and represent the country.
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B.
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
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C.
Chief of Staff of the French Army
The Chief of Staff of the French Army is the highest-ranking officer responsible for leading, organizing, and overseeing the operational readiness and strategic direction of France’s land forces.
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D.
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellor of Switzerland is the chief of staff and senior administrative officer of the Swiss Federal Council, overseeing the coordination and support of the federal government’s work.
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E.
President of the Council of States (Switzerland)
The President of the Council of States (Switzerland) is the annually elected presiding officer of the upper chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, responsible for chairing its sessions and representing the chamber in official functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss public office
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Federal Council of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Council
|
| confirmedBy |
Federal Council of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Council
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Armee XXI reform ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Federal Councillor responsible for defence ⓘ |
| formationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Command Support formations of the Swiss Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
armasuisse Command and Control Systems
Joint Operations Command of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ Logistics formations of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Armed Forces
Swiss Air Force ⓘ Swiss Army ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Swiss Federal Constitution
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Swiss Military Act ⓘ |
| memberOf | top management of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Capo dell’esercito
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Chef de l’armée ⓘ
linked to:
Chef der Armee
Chef der Armee ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Thomas Süssli ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2020-01-01 ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| officeType | professional military leadership position ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Swiss Security Policy decision-making ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| positionHeldInOrganization | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| precededByOffice |
Chief of the General Staff (Switzerland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
|
| rankHeldByOfficeholder |
Korpskommandant
ⓘ
Lieutenant General (NATO equivalent) ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Federal Council of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Council
Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| residence | Bern ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
force development of the Swiss Armed Forces
ⓘ
implementation of Swiss military policy within the armed forces ⓘ international military cooperation of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ operational readiness of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ overall command of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ planning and conduct of military operations ⓘ readiness of mobilization structures ⓘ strategic leadership of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ training of the Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| roleIn | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces Description of subject: The Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Switzerland, responsible for the command, operational readiness, and strategic leadership of the country's armed forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
General Henri Guisan
linked to: Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
linked to: Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces