Franz Riedweg
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Franz Egbert Riedweg (10 April 1907, in Lucerne – 22 January 2005, in Munich) was a Swiss far-right activist in the National Front (Switzerland) who, during World War II, served in the Waffen-SS as well as becoming a close associate of Heinrich Himmler.
Riedweg himself spent most of the war in Germany. He was taken prisoner by the Americans on 3 May 1945.[1] He was released after making false statements, but rearrested by the British, and was interned until 1948. In December 1947, Riedweg was sentenced in absentia by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court to 16 years in prison for treason, albeit the government never sought his extradition, partly due to the influence of certain Swiss politicians and civil servants, such as Heinrich Walther. Riedwig later became active in HIAG, a lobbyist group for Waffen-SS veterans.[1]
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[edit]- ^ a b swissinfo.ch, <Renat Kuenzi>, (Adapted from German by Kathleen Peters) (2011-02-04). "A Swiss in the service of the SS". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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- 1907 births
- 2005 deaths
- SS-Obersturmbannführer
- Swiss emigrants to Germany
- Swiss neo-Nazis
- Swiss people imprisoned abroad
- Swiss Waffen-SS personnel
- Members of HIAG
- Nazis convicted in absentia
- People convicted of treason against Switzerland
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States