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FIL European Luge Championships 1939
The FIL European Luge Championships 1939 took place in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia (then under control of Nazi Germany, now Liberec, Czech Republic) for the second time under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in ) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. Reichenberg hosted the first European championships in 1914. It would also mark the last time these championships would be held prior to the outbreak of World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... later that year. Men's singles Preissler ended Tietze's reign of four straight championships in this event. Between 1928 and 1939, bo ...
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Czechoslovakia
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Friedel Tietze
Friedel Tietze (1908–1953) was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. She won two gold medals in the women's singles event at the European luge championships ( 1938, 1939). After World War II, Tietze moved from the Karkonosze mountains to East Germany. There she married and became known as Friedel Kienzel-Tietze. She competed in the East German national championships up to her death year in 1953. Tietze's older brother, Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ..., won seven European championship medals in luge during the 1930s. References List of European luge champions 1908 births 1953 deaths German female lugers {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ...
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1939 In Luge
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swiss ...
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Albert Krauss
Albert Krauss (sometimes shown as Albert Kraus) was a luger who competed from the 1930s to the 1950s for three countries. He won three bronze medals in the men's doubles for Czechoslovakia at the European luge championships (1934, 1937, 1939). After World War II, Krauss won a bronze medal in the men's singles event for Austria at the 1952 European luge championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. Three years later, he won a silver medal in the same event for West Germany at the European championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ... in Hahnenklee. References List of European luge champions Austrian male lugers Czechoslovak male lugers German male lugers German Bohemian people Possibly living people Year of birth missing Czechoslov ...
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Rudolf Hermann
Rudolf Hermann was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed during the 1930s. He won three medals at the European luge championships with one silver (Men's doubles: 1934) and two bronzes (Men's singles: 1938, Men's doubles: 1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...). ReferencesList of European luge champions Czechoslovak male lugers Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Slovakia-sport-bio-stub ...
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Erhard Körner
Erhard Körner was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1939 European luge championships in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ..., Czech Republic). References FIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions - Accessed January 31, 2008. German male lugers Year of birth missing Year of death missing 20th-century German people {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ...
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Viktor Schubert
Viktor Schubert was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. He won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the European luge championships The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband (ISSV - International Sled Sport Federat ... ( 1938, 1939). ReferencesFIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions - Accessed January 31, 2008. German male lugers Year of birth missing Year of death missing 20th-century German people {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ...
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Walter Kluge
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Walter Feist
Walter Feist (1907–1977) was a German luger who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. He won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the European championships with five golds (1929, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and two silvers (1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ..., 1937). References German male lugers 1907 births 1977 deaths People from Heilbad Heiligenstadt Sportspeople from Thuringia 20th-century German people East German male lugers {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ...
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Hanni Finková
Hanni Fink (later Hanni Finková) was a luger from Czechoslovakia who competed during the 1930s. She won four medals in the women's singles event (all for Czechoslovakia) at the European luge championships with two golds under (1934, 1935) and two bronzes ( 1938, 1939). She was born in Smržovka Smržovka (german: Morchenstern) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. Etymology The name Smržovka was given to town by overgrown mountain forest, where there was a .... References List of European luge champions Year of birth missing Year of death missing People from Smržovka German Bohemian people Czechoslovak female lugers Sudeten German people Sportspeople from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-luge-bio-stub ...
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Gustav Jezek
Gustav Jezek was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed during the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1939 European luge championships at Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ..., Czech Republic). ReferencesList of European luge champions Czechoslovak male lugers Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Slovakia-sport-bio-stub ...
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Nazi Germany
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