‘The troops sparked an escalation’

This content was published on October 16, 2018 - 15:35

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Deutsch

“Das Truppenaufgebot löste einen Eskalationsprozess aus” Original
Français

«L’envoi de la troupe a provoqué une escalade»
Italiano

L’invio di truppe provocò un’escalation”
Español

El despliegue militar y la escalada del proceso
Português

“A tropa mobilizou um processo de escalada”
日本語

「軍の動員で状況はエスカレートした」
العربية

“حشد القوات أدّى إلى التّصعيد”
中文

“军队的介入导致了事态激化”
Русский

«Введение войск в Цюрих привело к эскалации»

Military historian Rudolf Jaun talks about the developments in Zurich in November 1918. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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