Best female pentathletes photo
Best female pentathletes photo
Hello, everyone
I was browsing through various "Signal" magazines today and found this interesting photo, which was new to me, so I thought I might share it.
Dr Karl Ritter von Halt decorates the best German female pentathletes with honourary badges.
Source: "Signal" 18/1943.
Cheers,
Ivan
I was browsing through various "Signal" magazines today and found this interesting photo, which was new to me, so I thought I might share it.
Dr Karl Ritter von Halt decorates the best German female pentathletes with honourary badges.
Source: "Signal" 18/1943.
Cheers,
Ivan
Re: Best female pentathletes photo
Hi, did it mention their names and event/place, please ?
Stadium seems to be completely empty ?
Stadium seems to be completely empty ?
Re: Best female pentathletes photo
Hello, Greg
I was in a bit of a hurry taking photos of some other reports, and I took only this one photo from this particular report. Sorry about that. I assume it's the Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften, likely from the same year (1943), but not necessarily (if anyone has "Signal" 18/1943, please check). There's nothing else mentioned in this photo's caption except that von Halt was one of the worldwide known German sport leaders.
According to this article - Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften 1943 - the best three female pentathletes of that year were Maria Staudt, Ruth Böllinghaus and Gerda Rothemund.
The stadium isn't empty, the crowd is obscured by the girls
Cheers,
Ivan
I was in a bit of a hurry taking photos of some other reports, and I took only this one photo from this particular report. Sorry about that. I assume it's the Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften, likely from the same year (1943), but not necessarily (if anyone has "Signal" 18/1943, please check). There's nothing else mentioned in this photo's caption except that von Halt was one of the worldwide known German sport leaders.
According to this article - Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften 1943 - the best three female pentathletes of that year were Maria Staudt, Ruth Böllinghaus and Gerda Rothemund.
The stadium isn't empty, the crowd is obscured by the girls
Cheers,
Ivan
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Re: Best female pentathletes photo
They look remarkably robust and well fed for mid war. Did top flight athletes get a special ration allowance?
Indeed, did any other groups have special ration allowances?
Sid.
Indeed, did any other groups have special ration allowances?
Sid.
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Many people in mid- to late-war Germany still looked "robust".Sid Guttridge wrote: ↑29 Nov 2019, 16:37They look remarkably robust and well fed for mid war. Did top flight athletes get a special ration allowance?
Indeed, did any other groups have special ration allowances?
Sid.
Re: Best female pentathletes photo
Thanks Ivan. Looks like that group received badges for attendance only. They were not the medalists.
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Re: Best female pentathletes photo
Hi GregSingh,
If the also-rans look that robust, the actual winners must have been truly impressive!
Cheers,
Sid.
If the also-rans look that robust, the actual winners must have been truly impressive!
Cheers,
Sid.