Eidgenössische Sammlung (

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; literally "Confederate Collection") was one of several local names of a Swiss political party, founded in 1940 by Robert Tobler as a successor to the recently dissolved National Front.

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'', 1990, p. 391 The party demanded an adjustment in Swiss policy to favour the

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. This was particularly important as, after June 1940 the country was surrounded by fascist and

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states. It was open in its loyalty towards

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.Jean-François Bergier, Unabhängige Expertenkommission Schweiz--Zweiter Weltkrieg, ''Switzerland, National Socialism, and the Second World War: final report'', Berghahn Books, 2002, p. 395 The ''Eidgenössiche Sammlung'' was closely supervised by the state because of its origins and so could not develop freely. In 1943 the police finally cracked down on the group and it was outlawed along with all of its sub-organisations as part of a wider government initiative against the National Front and its offshoots.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eidgenossische Sammlung Defunct political parties in Switzerland Nazi parties Political parties established in 1940 1940 establishments in Switzerland Political parties disestablished in 1943