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François Genoud

Swiss Nazi collaborator (1915–1996)

François Genoud (26 October 1915 – 30 May 1996) was a noted Swiss financier, Nazi sympathizer, and supporter of Middle Eastern militant groups during the post-World War II 20th century.2

From Wikipedia’s article on François Genoud (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 26, 1915, died May 30, 1996.1

About

In 1992, Genoud told a London newspaper "My views have not changed since I was a young man. Hitler was a great leader, and if he had won the war, the world would be a better place today."

His friends included militant Carlos the Jackal, one-time Gestapo agent and Interpol head Paul Dickopf, SS general Karl Wolff, Nazi Economy Minister Hjalmar Schacht and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini.

From Wikipedia’s article on François Genoud, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

Genoud was from Lausanne, Switzerland. He met Adolf Hitler in 1932 as a teenager in a hotel while studying in Bonn. He joined the pro-Nazi National Front in 1934, and two years later he travelled to Palestine where he met the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin el-Husseini. Working for both Swiss and German intelligence agencies, Genoud travelled extensively in the Middle East.

From Wikipedia’s article on François Genoud (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: banker, publisher.4

Personal life

  • BornOct 26, 1915, Lausanne5
  • DiedMay 30, 1996, Pully6
  • CitizenshipSwitzerland7

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