Alfons Goop

Alfons Goop (15 October 1910 – 25 September 1993) was a Liechtensteiner politician during World War II. He was the leader of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL), a Nazi political party that attempted a coup d'état in 1939 with the aim of making Liechtenstein part of Nazi Germany, a goal they fought for until the party's dissolution in 1945.[1] He was also a regular contributor to the VDBL party newspaper Der Umbruch.[2]

Alfons Goop
Personal details
Born(1910-10-15)15 October 1910
Schellenberg, Liechtenstein
Died25 September 1993(1993-09-25) (aged 82)
Schaan, Liechtenstein
Political partyGerman National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL)
ProfessionPhysician
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
BranchWaffen SS
Years of service1940–1943
WarsWorld War II

Until 1943, the party attempted to recruit Liechtensteiners into the Waffen SS and gain public sympathy for the Nazi cause. In 1943, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried to force the VDBL to unite with the Patriotic Union, which greatly annoyed Goop, who then resigned as party leader.[3]

According to court testimonials, he was a member of the Waffen SS until 1943. In 1946, Goop, along with other leadership figures of the VDBL were prosecuted for his collaboration. Goop was convicted of high treason and sentenced to thirty months in prison.

Goop died in 1993, in Schaan.

References
  1. "Alfons Goop is sentenced for High Treason" (PDF). e-archiv.li. Liechtenstein Office for Culture. 2 February 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. Gerolf Hauser (2002). 100 bewegte Jahre in Liechtenstein von 1900-1999. Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. p. 46.
  3. "Volksdeutsche Bewegung in Liechtenstein". e-archiv.li (in German). Liechtenstein National Archives. Retrieved 18 February 2014.


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