Paul Grüninger

  • Paul Grueninger
Identifier
001330
Dates
1891-1972
Type of Entity
Person

History

Head of the District Police of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Between August and December 1938, after the Switzerland closed its borders to Jewish refugees following the Anschluss, Paul Grueninger provided forged entry visas to more than 3,000 Jewish refugees backdating their visas and falsifying other documents.

Paul Grueninger was dimissed from his office and lost all his rights, including his retirement benefits. He lived in harsh conditions until his death in 1972.

In 1995, the Swiss federal Government finally annulled Grüninger's conviction and cleared his name completely.

Paul Grueninger was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations in 1970 by the Yad Vashem.

Places

  • Sankt Gallen,Sankt Gallen,<>,Switzerland

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