Rudolf Jaun

Rudolf Jaun is professor emeritus of history at the University of Zurich and of military history at the Military Academy at ETH Zurich.

General Wille – Switzerland’s popular and embattled military leader

Rudolf Jaun 13.08.2024 In 1914, Switzerland mobilised and had to appoint a general. The Federal Council and Federal Assembly could not agree on whom to choose. Following a private chat with the other candidate, Ulrich Wille got the job.

Portrait of General Ulrich Wille, c. 1915.