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Contingent of Friborg Grenadiers
Official honor guard of the higher authorities of the Canton of Friborg in Switzerland
Chancery of the direct call contingent: +41 (0)79 210 8000.
chancellerie(at)grenadiers-fribourg.com
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Seven notable dates
1804
Creation of the Free Corps equipped with the blue uniform.
1814
Landing at Port-Noir in Cologny (GE).
1914
Replenishment of the Contingent.
1919
Constitution of the company and adoption of its own statutes.
1964
Charter of October 2 by Order of the Council of State.
2014
100th anniversary of the reconstitution of the Contingent.
2019
100th anniversary of the incorporation of the company
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A little history…
The origins of the Friborg Grenadier Contingent
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The statutes of the company
Legal basis for the formation of the company
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The Charter of October 2, 1964
Order of the Council of State
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Contingent Commanders
From the reconstruction to the present
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The grenadiers
The grenadiers in battle order, who form today's contingent
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The sappers
A special story
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Conditions for admission
How to become an active grenadier
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The Old Guard
Society of former active grenadiers
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The Chronicles of the Contingent
Find articles from 1814 to the present
Here is a press article:
The forgotten origins of the Friborg Grenadier Contingent
By Alain-Jacques Tornare
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