Christine Hug

Christine Hug (1981 – 10 July 2023) was a Swiss military officer. In September 2019, she became the first openly transgender officer in the Swiss Army. Hug commanded the Panzer Battalion 12, which consisted of almost one thousand soldiers.

Early life Hug was born in 1981 in Zürich. She commanded the Panzer Battalion 12, consisting of seventy tanks and almost one thousand soldiers.

In March 2019, after informing the Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Philippe Rebord and Federal Councilor and Federal Department of Defense Head Viola Amherd, Hug came out as transgender, making her the first transgender officer in the Swiss Army. She then informed all members of the army whom she worked with, sending an email to seven hundred military staff. She had been preparing to go on a vacation to Hungary with her wife and daughter with their horses when she was killed.