What Nazi war criminal was chairman of the supervisory board of the largest chemical producer in the world?
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Alexandre Galopin Alexandre Galopin (26 September 1879 – 28 February 1944) was a Belgian businessman. He was director of the "Société Générale de Belgique", a large Belgian company founded in 1822 by William I, and chairman of the board of the armaments company "Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre". Galopin was behind the Galopin Doctrine, a "lesser evil" ("moindre-mal") tactic that allowed industrial development in the occupied Belgium during World War II, under the auspices of the Belgian government in exile. In February 1944, he was murdered by Flemish collaborators from the DeVlag group.