Paul Grüninger

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Paul Grüninger (27 October 1891 - 22 February 1972) was a Swiss police commander in St. Gallen, a football player, and a Righteous Among the Nations.

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.^[1]

In 1995 the district court of St. Gallen revoked the judgment against him and cleared him of all charges. The government of the Canton of St.Gallen later paid compensation to his descendants. The Yad Vashem Israeli holocaust memorial honors him as one of the Righteous Among the Nations. A street located in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev has been named after him.^[2]

With Brühl St. Gallen Grüninger was Swiss football champion in 1915. The stadium of Brühl St. Gallen is named in his honor.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 19575592 LCCN: nr96008568 ISNI: 0000 0001 1511 1297 GND: 119235153 HDS: 31806

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Name	Gruninger, Paul
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Date of birth	27 October 1891
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Date of death	22 February 1972
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