Rolf Henne

Rolf Henne (October 7 1901-July 25 1966) was a Swiss politician who supported a form of Nazism.

Born in Schaffhausen, Henne was a distant relative of Carl Jung on his father's side. Educated at Zurich and Heidelberg, Henne worked as a lawyer. He joined the New Front in 1932, serving as "Gaufuehrer" for his hometown. On February 4 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 Nazi Germany. Heene, a strong pro-German, struggled to retain control and in 1938 he was replaced by the more moderate Robert Tobler. Unable to serve under Tobler, Henne left to form the fiercely pro-Nazi "Bund Treuer Eidgenossen Nationalsozialistischer Weltanschauung" with Hans Oehler and Jakob Schaffner. In 1940 he bcame a co-founder of the "Nationale Bewegung der Schweiz".

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

References

* Philip Rees, "Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890", p. 178