Rolf Henne

Rolf Henne (7 October 1901 – 25 July 1966) was a Swiss politician who supported a form of National Socialism.

Rolf Henne
Born
Rolf Henne

(1901-10-07)7 October 1901
Schaffhausen
Died25 July 1966(1966-07-25) (aged 64)
Küsnacht
CitizenshipSwiss
Alma materUniversity of Zurich, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
OccupationLawyer
Known forNational Socialist politician
TitleLeader of the National Front
Term1934–1938
PredecessorHans Vonwyl
SuccessorRobert Tobler
Political partyNational Front, Bund Treuer Eidgenossen Nationalsozialistischer Weltanschauung, National Movement of Switzerland

Born in Schaffhausen, Henne was a distant relative of Carl Jung on his father's side.[1] Henne's own father was himself a prominent physician.[2] Educated at Zurich and Heidelberg, Henne worked as a lawyer.[1] He joined the New Front in 1932, serving as Gaufuehrer for his hometown.[1] On 4 February 1934, he took over as leader of the by then renamed National Front at a time when the movement was in trouble over the extent of its support for the Third Reich.[1] Henne, a strong pro-German, struggled to retain control and in 1938 he was replaced by the more moderate Robert Tobler, his close links to the National Socialists and his advocacy of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion making him too extreme for many National Front members.[2] Unable to serve under Tobler, Henne left to form the fiercely pro-National Socialist Bund Treuer Eidgenossen Nationalsozialistischer Weltanschauung with Hans Oehler and Jakob Schaffner.[1] Henne was overlooked for leadership of this group, although he was confirmed as Gauführer for Schaffhausen.[2] In 1940 he became a co-founder of the Nationale Bewegung der Schweiz.[1]

He took no further role in politics after the war, instead heading up the Argus der Presse press-cuttings agency.[1] He died in Küsnacht in 1966.[1]

References
  1. Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, 1990, p. 178
  2. Alan Morris Schom, A Survey of Nazi and Pro-Nazi Groups in Switzerland: 1930-1945, Chapter 1
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