Swiss neutron monitors and cosmic ray research at Jungfraujoch

This review summarizes the history of cosmic ray research at Jungfraujoch, the installation of three neutron monitors in Switzerland, and highlights a few of the main results by the Cosmic Ray Group of the Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern, Switzerland. In addition, the outstanding scientific and personal contribution of the late Hermann Debrunner, the longtime leader of the Bern Cosmic Ray Group, is honored.