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Mobilization in Switzerland (1939)
Because of the threat of war in Europe, the Federal Council orders the mobilization of the border guards (80,000 men) by means of posters on 28 August 1939. During the general mobilization, which the Federal Council issued on 1 September, the material collection offices immediately moved in and on 2 September they were followed by 430,000 combat troops. (axa).
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