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References
- ↑ "Spiritual Defense against Nazism 1933–1945" . Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ↑ Jorio, Marco (23 November 2006). "Geistige Landesverteidigung". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in French, German, and Italian). Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ↑ Muscionico, Daniele; Arifé Aksoy (14 October 2010). "Die widerspenstige Patriotin". Die Weltwoche (in German). 41: 56–57.
Bibliography
- Attenhofer, Elsie (1975). Cornichon: Erinnerungen an ein Cabaret (in German). Bern: Benteli Verlag. ISBN 3-7165-0040-2.
