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Karl Schäfer (World War I Ace)
Karl Schäfer may refer to: *Karl Schäfer (figure skater) Karl Schäfer (17 May 1909 – 23 April 1976) was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was also a seven-time World champion ( ..., Austrian figure skater and swimmer * Karl Schäfer (SS-Brigadeführer), German SS officer * Karl Emil Schäfer, German pilot in the first world war See also * Karl Schaefer, American television producer {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schäfer (figure Skater)
Karl Schäfer (17 May 1909 – 23 April 1976) was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was also a seven-time World champion (1930–1936) and eight-time European champion (1929–1936). As a swimmer, he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 200 metre breaststroke. Early life and skating career Karl Schäfer was born not far from the artificial ice rink of Eduard Engelmann Jr. in Vienna-Hernals. Figure skating coach Rudolf Kutzer first recognized Schäfer's talent when he was 11 years old. Schäfer won ten consecutive medals at the World Championships and European Championships, including seven and eight consecutive gold medals respectively, an all-time high for consecutive titles in both competitions (Sweden's Ulrich Salchow holds the record for all-time non-consecutive titles, ten World and nine European titles). He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schäfer (SS-Brigadeführer)
Karl Schäfer (17 June 1892 – 2 November 1943) was a Germans, German SS-''Brigadeführer'' and ''Generalmajor'' of Police who served as an SS and Police Leader in the Soviet Union, where he was killed in action during the Second World War. Early life Schäfer was born in Gorlitz and, after his secondary education, worked as a translator in German South West Africa from 1911 to 1914. On the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the Imperial German Navy in August 1914 and served throughout the war, earning the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class and the Wound Badge in silver. He was an early member of the Nazi Party, joining in 1922. He left the Party after the failed Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923 but rejoined in August 1930 (membership number 419,439). Peacetime SS career In October 1931, Schäfer became a member of the SS (member number 20,865). He served with the 35th SS-''Standarte'' based in Kassel. He was commissioned an SS-''Sturmführer'' on 1 December 1932 and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Emil Schäfer
Karl Emil Schäfer (17 December 1891 – 5 June 1917) was a German pilot during World War I; he became one of the major German flying aces of the war, with 30 confirmed aerial victories. Early life and infantry service Schäfer was born in Krefeld and joined the ''Jäger Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 10'' of the Prussian Army for his One-year volunteer military service. An engineering student who spoke fluent French and English, he was a fine draughtsman, and was studying in Paris when the war broke out, but managed to return to Germany and was assigned to the ''Reserve Jäger Bataillon 7'' in Bückeburg. He won the Iron Cross 2nd class and was promoted to ''Vizefeldwebel'' during September 1914, before being badly wounded and hospitalised for six months. After returning to the front line he was commissioned as ''Leutnant'' in May 1915. Flying service Requesting flying duties Schäfer trained as a pilot and served over the Eastern Front with ''Kampfgeschwader 2'' from July 1916 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
