Wilhelm Gustloff
Founder of the Nationalsocialist Party of Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the ship, see MV Wilhelm Gustloff. For the German state-owned trust set-up during the Nazi regime, see Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung.
Wilhelm Gustloff (30 January 1895 – 4 February 1936) was the founder of the Swiss NSDAP/AO (the Nazi Party organisation for German citizens living outside Germany) at Davos. He led it from 1932 until his death.[1]
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Born | (1895-01-30)30 January 1895 Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire |
Died | 4 February 1936(1936-02-04) (aged 41) Davos, Switzerland |
Nationality | Nazi Germany |
Occupation | head of the Swiss NSDAP/AO |
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In 1936, Gustloff was assassinated by David Frankfurter, a Croatian Jew outraged by the growth of the Nazi Party. After killing Gustloff, Frankfurter immediately surrendered and confessed, telling the police that "I fired the shots because I am a Jew."