Georges Oltramare

Georges Oltramare (17 April 1896 – 16 August 1960) was a Swiss writer, journalist, actor, nationalist politician and fascist militant, who became involved in collaboration in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

Born into a leading Geneva family, he obtained a demi-licence in law at the University of Geneva in 1919. He became a noted author, winning the Foundation Schiller prize for his 1927 play Don Juan ou la Solitude and also wrote for a number of newspapers. More specifically, he also founded Le Pilori, which specialized among other things in anti-Semitism. He remained leader of the Union Nationale until 1939, but was then excluded from it. In 1940, he left the country and went to work in Italy, before settling in German-occupied France.