Ernst Ziegler

Ernst Ziegler

Dr Ernst Ziegler was municipal archivist of St. Gallen from 1971 to 2003 and taught legal history at the universities of Zurich and St. Gallen.

The execution of Ernst S.

Ernst Ziegler 24.10.2024 During the Second World War, Ernst Schrämli from St. Gallen was sentenced to death for spying and executed on 10 November 1942 in a small wood in eastern Switzerland. Schrämli had relayed military secrets and information to a German agent.
Ernst Schrämli in uniform and in civilian attire at his arrest in January 1942.