![Everyday life at the border was exhausting and dangerous, but sometimes humorous.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/titel-1-300x225.jpg)
Everyday life at the border
Upon the outbreak of World War II, Switzerland immediately set about securing its borders. Including the line along the Rhine. Diaries give an insight into the everyday life of the soldiers on the border.
![General mobilisation in Lausanne, 1939.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/mobilmachung-300x283.jpg)
A glance into the diary
![The Rhine has been a natural border for centuries.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/rhein-300x206.jpg)
Unruly food and snappish guests
![Just another task at the border: catching the pig Jda.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tagebuch-1-300x210.jpg)
Dangerous train journeys
![Destroyed houses in Rafz in February 1945.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/bombe-292x300.jpg)