Paul Grüninger

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Swiss Righteous Among the Nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972)

Switzerland FootballersLived 1891 to 1972 · aged 80

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Paul Grüninger 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.

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The tomb in 2025.

Teams 1

SC Brühl1914-1915

Awards 1

1971Righteous Among the Nations

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Richard DürrAlso played for SC Brühl

Raphael SpiegelAlso played for SC Brühl

Dennis ErdmannAlso played for SC Brühl

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About this person

Paul Grüninger 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.

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Switzerland