Felix Kersten

Felix Kersten (30 September 1898 Yuryev (Dorpat), Imperial Russia – 16 April 1960, Stockholm, Sweden) was before and during World War II the personal masseur of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his position to aid people persecuted by Nazi Germany, although whether his actions were as decisive as Kersten claimed in his memoirs is not readily verifiable from other sources.

Read more about Felix Kersten:  Early Life, After The War, In Popular Culture

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