Olympic Winners in German Armed Forces
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Olympic Winners in German Armed Forces
Does anyone has any info, how many Olympic winners were serving in German Armed forces (WH and W-SS) during WWII?
Regards,
Klemen
Regards,
Klemen
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http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/2145/GER.html
Looks like quite many of them died during war.
Regards/Juha
Looks like quite many of them died during war.
Regards/Juha
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Yes, but many simply because of of their high age.Juha Hujanen wrote:http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/2145/GER.html
Looks like quite many of them died during war.
Regards/Juha
Only few of them are listed by the Volksbund as KIA or MIA
Nachname: Woellke
Vorname: Hans
Dienstgrad: Hauptmann
Geburtsdatum: 18.02.1911
Geburtsort: Bischofsburg
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 22.03.1943
Todesort: Guba b. Plescynicze
Nachname: Adamski
Vorname: Herbert
Dienstgrad:
Geburtsdatum: 03.05.1914
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 01.12.1941
Todesort: Moskau Gebiet
Nachname: Merkens
Vorname: Anton
Dienstgrad: Gefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 21.06.1912
Geburtsort: Köln
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 20.06.1944
Todesort: nicht verzeichnet
Anton Merkens ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Köln-Südfriedhof (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). Endgrablage: Grab 75
Nachname: Dascher
Vorname: Georg
Dienstgrad: Leutnant
Geburtsdatum: 27.06.1911
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 25.11.1944
Todesort:
Georg Dascher ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Lommel (Belgien). Endgrablage: Block 22 Grab 48
Nachname: Stubbendorff
Vorname: Ludwig
Dienstgrad: Major
Geburtsdatum: 24.02.1906
Geburtsort: Turloff
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 17.07.1941
Todesort: südl. Nikonowitschi
Nachname: Woellke
Vorname: Hans
Dienstgrad: Hauptmann
Geburtsdatum: 18.02.1911
Geburtsort: Bischofsburg
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 22.03.1943
Todesort: Guba b. Plescynicze
Nachname: Adamski
Vorname: Herbert
Dienstgrad:
Geburtsdatum: 03.05.1914
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 01.12.1941
Todesort: Moskau Gebiet
Nachname: Merkens
Vorname: Anton
Dienstgrad: Gefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 21.06.1912
Geburtsort: Köln
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 20.06.1944
Todesort: nicht verzeichnet
Anton Merkens ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Köln-Südfriedhof (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). Endgrablage: Grab 75
Nachname: Dascher
Vorname: Georg
Dienstgrad: Leutnant
Geburtsdatum: 27.06.1911
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 25.11.1944
Todesort:
Georg Dascher ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Lommel (Belgien). Endgrablage: Block 22 Grab 48
Nachname: Stubbendorff
Vorname: Ludwig
Dienstgrad: Major
Geburtsdatum: 24.02.1906
Geburtsort: Turloff
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 17.07.1941
Todesort: südl. Nikonowitschi
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Max Schmeling never competed at the Olympics. Germany (as well as her Allies - Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Hungary) were not invited to compete in the 1920 Antwerp, or 1924 Paris games.
Schmeling was more suited to professional boxing, he did not have a good Amateur career - losing against Willy Louis for the championship of Western Germany, and losing to Otto Knispel in the finals of the German Championships not long after. (1924)
He fought Willy Louis twice a pro, knocking him out both times in the 1st. round.
Matt.
Schmeling was more suited to professional boxing, he did not have a good Amateur career - losing against Willy Louis for the championship of Western Germany, and losing to Otto Knispel in the finals of the German Championships not long after. (1924)
He fought Willy Louis twice a pro, knocking him out both times in the 1st. round.
Matt.