Per Engdahl
Per Claes Sven Edvard Engdahl (born February 25, 1909 in Jönköping ; † May 4, 1994 in Malmö ) was a Swedish corporatist and founder of the right-wing European social movement and Nysvenska Rörelsen .
In 1941 he wrote in Klockan närmar sig tolv (“It is shortly before twelve”): “Today Germany is a guarantee for order, work and culture in Europe.” On April 23, 1944, Engdahl said: Vi kunna idag endast hylla Adolf Hitler som den av Gud sands till Europa räddning. ("Today we can celebrate Adolf Hitler as a God- sent savior for Europe .")
After the Second World War , Engdahl changed his views and distanced himself from anti-Semitism . However, he was still writing in 1953 in the far-right nation and Europe . His name appeared in connection with IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad when Kamprad's membership in Nysvenska Rörelsen was discovered in 1994 . Kamprad made no secret of his "admiration" for Engdahl. However, after the connection became known in the 1990s, Ingvar Kamprad wrote to his co-workers that this was a part of his life that he regretted.
literature
- Heléne Lööw : Engdahl, Per , in: Handbuch des Antisemitismus , Volume 2/1, 2009, pp. 209f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Nation and Europe, 3rd year, issue 12, December 1953, pp. 13-14.
- ↑ Cf. “Ikea founder allegedly continues to admire fascists” ( Memento from March 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), AFP (Yahoo! News), Aug. 25, 2011
- ↑ See DIE ZEIT, No. 46 2012, economic section
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engdahl, Per |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Engdahl, Per Claes Sven Edvard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish nationalist corporatist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonkoping |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1994 |
| Place of death | Malmo |