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Otto Pünter was born on 4 April, 1900 in Bern, Switzerland, is a Swiss journalist and anti-Nazi resistance fighter. Discover Otto Pünter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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88 years old |
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4 April 1900 |
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4 April |
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Bern, Switzerland |
| Date of death |
13 October, 1988 |
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Bern, Switzerland |
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Switzerland
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Otto Pünter Height, Weight & Measurements
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Otto Pünter Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Otto Pünter worth at the age of 88 years old? Otto Pünter’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from Switzerland. We have estimated Otto Pünter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Otto Pünter (4 April 1900 – 13 October 1988) was a Swiss journalist and anti-Nazi resistance fighter.
During the Second World War, his codename was Pakbo, and he was a member of the Red Orchestra.
Pünter was born in Bern, Switzerland.
His father was a merchant.
He gained an apprenticeship from the University of Neuchâtel.
Afterwards, he lived in France, Spain and the United Kingdom.
In 1928, Pünter was a founding member of the socialist news agency INSA.
INSA aimed to spread anti-fascist news and worked with anti-fascist groups in Italy.
Through this role, Pünter met many Italian informants.
Pünter was also suspected to be a secret member of the Communist Party of Switzerland, and he saw Stalinism as less evil than fascism, Nazism, and Francoism.
During the Spanish Civil War, it was claimed that Pünter built his own intelligence network, in order to sell secrets to the French and British.
He also met many Soviet GRU agents, and decided to become a Soviet spy.
During the Second World War, Pünter was a member of the Red Orchestra, and the Red Three.
His codename was Pakbo, or sometimes Paquebot, and Pünter worked with the Soviet intelligence agencies.
His encryption methods included crosswords and lemon juice.
Others in the movement included Georges Blun (codename Long) and Rachel Dübendorfer (codename Sissy), and they collaborated with Hungarian spy Alexander Radó.
Pünter helped Georges Blun to become part of Radó's network, and Pünter also managed a Yugoslav spy codenamed Gabel, and a German social democrat codenamed Poisson.
Radó was accused of using Pünter to sell information to the British secret service.
In 1941, Pünter claimed he had intelligence from the French of the German invasion of the USSR; his source was said to be Rudolf Roessler.
The information was believed to be fabricated.
Pünter also claimed to have received information from German general Alfred Jodl, and had a team of agents in a secret monastery location in the Alps.
None of these claims have ever proved to have been true.
However, the USSR saw Pünter as an important ally, and Pünter was called one of the most useful agents in Switzerland.
After the War, he became President of the Association of Federal Parliament Journalists.
In 1948, he was awarded the Turin journalism prize.
From 1956 to 1965, he was the head of public relations of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG).
Afterwards, he worked as a district judge.
In 1966, he appeared on a panel discussion show about Switzerland's involvement in the Second World War.
In 1975, he was awarded the Hans Bredow medal for services to radio.
The ceremony was in West Berlin.
