These regions were defended by the "Border Line", and the "Army Position" somewhat farther back. These fortresses primarily defended the alpine crossings between Germany and Italy and were outside the industrialized and populated regions of Switzerland. The National Redoubt encompassed a widely distributed set of fortifications on a general east–west line through the Alps, centering around the major fortress complexes of St. The term "National Redoubt" primarily refers to the fortifications begun in the 1880s that secured the mountainous central part of Switzerland, providing a defended refuge for a retreating Swiss Army. In the opening years of the Second World War the plan was expanded and refined to deal with a potential German invasion.
The Swiss National Redoubt ( German: Schweizer Reduit French: Réduit national Italian: Ridotto nazionale Romansh: Reduit nazional) is a defensive plan developed by the Swiss government beginning in the 1880s to respond to foreign invasion.
Defensive plan developed by the Swiss government Plan of the defence lines of the National Redoubt
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