Paul Grüninger
Paul Grüninger | |
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Grüninger, c. 1939 | |
| Police Commander of St. Gallen | |
| In office 1 January 1925 – 12 May 1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Grüninger 27 October 1891 |
| Died | 22 February 1972 (aged 80) |
| Spouse |
Alice Federer (m. 1920) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Police commander, teacher and football player |
| Awards | Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem |
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Paul Grüninger (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈɡʁyːnɪŋɐ] ⓘ; 27 October 1891 – 22 February 1972) was a Swiss police commander in St. Gallen. He was recognized as one of the Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial foundation in 1971. Following the Austrian Anschluss, Grüninger saved about 3,600 Jewish refugees by backdating their visas and falsifying other documents to indicate that they had entered Switzerland at a time when legal entry of refugees was still possible. He was dismissed from the police force, convicted of official misconduct, and fined 300 Swiss francs. He received no pension and died in poverty in 1972.