paul grÃ¼ninger (27 october 1891 - 22 february 1972) was a swiss police commander in st. gallen, a football player, and a righteous among the nations. following the austrian anschluss, grÃ¼ninger saved about 3,600 jewish refugees by backdating their visas and falsifying other documents to indicate that they had entered switzerland at a time when legal entry of refugees was still possible. he was dismissed from the police force, convicted of official misconduct, and fined 300 swiss francs. he received no pension and died in poverty in 1972.who was paul grÃ¼ninger? (in german) in 1995 the district court of st. gallen revoked the judgment against him and cleared him of all charges. the government of the canton of st.gallen later paid compensation to his descendants. the yad vashem israeli holocaust memorial honors him as one of the righteous among the nations. a street located in the northern jerusalem neighborhood of pisgat ze'ev has been named after him."naming of street in jerusalem after paul grÃ¼ninger with brÃ¼hl st. gallen grÃ¼ninger was swiss football champion in 1915. == honor in switzerland == * the stadium of brÃ¼hl st. gallen is named in his honor. * grÃ¼ningers fall, a 1997 swiss documentary film * akte grÃ¼ninger, a 2013 swiss-austrian film == literature == * stefan keller: grÃ¼ningers fall. geschichten von flucht und hilfe. rotpunktverlag, zÃ¼rich 1998, isbn 978-3858691576. * wulff bickenbach: gerechtigkeit fÃ¼r paul grÃ¼ninger. verurteilung und rehabilitierung eines schweizer fluchthelfers (1938â1998). bÃ¶hlau, kÃ¶ln 2009, isbn 978-3-412-20334-4. == external links== * webpage of the paul grÃ¼ninger foundation * yad vashem the holocaust martyrs' and heroes' remembrance authority: paul grÃ¼ninger * the example of grÃ¼ninger * author eyal press discusses paul grÃ¼ninger's heroism on conversations from penn state ==references==    
1891_births 1972_deaths People_from_St._Gallen Swiss_Protestants Swiss_Righteous_Among_the_Nations Swiss_footballers Swiss_police_officers