Paul Dickopf
Paul Dickopf | |
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Dickopf in 1935 | |
| President of INTERPOL | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Firmin Franssen |
| Succeeded by | William Higgitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1910 Müschenbach, German Empire |
| Died | September 19, 1973 (aged 63) Bonn, West Germany |
Paul (Paulinus) Dickopf (June 9, 1910 – September 19, 1973) was a member of the NSDAP and SS in the Security Service (SD) and a secret agent in Switzerland, who became a member of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). Between 1965 and 1971, he was the 4th president of the BKA and a paid "unilateral agent" of the CIA.
While Dickopf himself was not directly involved in war crimes, he did protect many former Nazis who were war criminals.