Wilhelm Gustloff

Wilhelm Gustloff
Personal details
Born(1895-01-30)30 January 1895
Schwerin, Germany
Died4 February 1936(1936-02-04) (aged 41)
Davos, Switzerland
Occupationhead of the Swiss NSDAP/AO

Wilhelm Gustloff (30 January 1895 – 4 February 1936) was a German politician and meteorologist who founded the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party/Foreign Organization (NSDAP/AO) at Davos in 1932. The NSDAP/AO was formed as the wing of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) for German citizens living outside Germany. Gustloff continued to lead the Swiss branch of the NSDAP/AO until 1936, when he was assassinated by David Frankfurter, a Croatian Jew who was outraged by the growth of the Nazi Party. After killing Gustloff, Frankfurter immediately surrendered to the authorities and confessed to the Swiss police that "I fired the shots because I am a Jew."

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