August Klingler (24 February 1918 – 23 November 1944) was a German international
footballer
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He scored six goals in only five matches for the
Germany national team in the midst of the
Second World War. He scored three goals in Germany's final international during World War II in November 1942, but was killed on the
Eastern Front in 1944.
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List of footballers killed during World War II
Many former professional and top-level association footballers lost their lives during World War II, either while serving in their own or other countries' armed forces, as civilian casualties of enemy action or in enemy captivity. In addition, a ...
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1918 births
1944 deaths
Men's association football forwards
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
German Army personnel killed in World War II
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