Roger Masson (1 July 1894 – 19 October 1967) was a Swiss military officer who held the rank of Colonel-Brigadier.
Masson joined the Swiss armed forces straight from university and rose rapidly through the ranks during the interwar period to become a member of the general staff. In 1931, he became co-editor and later editor of the "Swiss Military Review", a position he held until 1967. In 1935, he became a lecturer at the ETH Zurich. In 1936, he was put in command of the "Nachrichtendienstes der Schweiz", the military intelligence service of Switzerland.[1][2] During the World War II, there were two political groupings in Switzerland. The first group believed that if the country was attacked by the Allies, it would be best to take the lead to ensure an advantage. The other group, of which Masson was a member, believed that the Swiss army would fight any aggressor, so it was in the interest of the German Reich to ensure the country maintained its neutrality.[3] Masson met with German SS officer Walter Schellenberg with the approval of General Henri Guisan.[4] Schellenberg explained that a group close to Hitler wanted to invade Switzerland and he wanted assurances on the actions of the Swiss Army in the event of an Allied attack.[3] Schellenberg made a request to meet Guisan. When they met, Guisan offered a statement that confirmed that should the Allies attack Switzerland, they would be attacked. This confirmed the question of Swiss neutrality for the Germans and removed the threat of invasion.[5][3] After the war, Masson was investigated by a federal judge, who concluded that Masson was acting in the best interests of the country. Historical analysis of his actions concluded that Masson took unnecessary risks and could have been blackmailed, but it did settle the question of neutrality. What is overlooked is that Masson created an effective professional military intelligence service.
RogerMasson (1 July 1894 – 19 October 1967) was a Swiss military officer who held the rank of Colonel-Brigadier. Masson joined the Swiss armed forces...
1942 with the Swiss intelligence chief, Colonel RogerMasson. He even went so far as providing Masson with a list of all the Abwehr (military intelligence)...
in Bureau Ha, an intelligence agency used by the Swiss as a cut-out. RogerMasson, the head of Swiss MI, also chose to pass some of this information to...
cars left running. Soon before 8am the Alpine of previous class-winner Roger Delageneste and veteran Jean Vinatier was retired with ignition problems...
put in a new lap record in his Ferrari. A special award was made to RogerMasson who had pushed his Lotus single-handedly for four miles, taking over...
tail-enders, RogerMasson's Bonnet clipped the verge on the brow after the Dunlop bridge. It spectacularly somersaulted twice but Masson got out unharmed...
intelligence, but also for the Büro Ha and the Swiss General Staff. RogerMasson, head of the intelligence section of the Swiss army staff, was not interested...
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leading Porsche (Bonnier/Gurney) and Trintignant's GT. The privateer DB of Masson/Armagnac was leading the Index of Performance from the Contrillier/Foitek...
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Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta, and in 1987 he premiered Áskell Másson's piano concerto in Reykjavik. The following year he directed 25 performances...
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