Arnold Käch
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Arnold Käch (4 February 1914 – 24 November 1998) was a Swiss military officer, skier, ski official and writer.


Biography

Käch was born in
Berne Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale ...
. His father was the engineer Arnold Otto Käch, and his mother was Berta Käch, née Scholl. He studied
jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning a ...
at the universities of
Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
, Bern,
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, in the United States and Canada after 1933, and got his license to practice law in 1939. During his years of studies, he was a leader in the rank of a
Leutnant () is the lowest Junior officer rank in the armed forces the German-speaking of Germany (Bundeswehr), Austrian Armed Forces, and military of Switzerland. History The German noun (with the meaning "" (in English "deputy") from Middle High Ge ...
of the national Olympic military patrol team in
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
which placed seventh. On 9 January 1937 he won the first Citadin race in
Mürren Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer and w ...
''Racing for Citadins''
FIS-CIT.
From 1939 to 1940, he worked as a lawyer at the
Federal Department of Economic Affairs The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung; french: Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche; it, Dipart ...
, afterward as an assistant of the Swiss
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and
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in
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, and after 1943 as military and air attaché in Stockholm,
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, and Kopenhagen. Meanwhile, he married Louisa Hendrika Jeannette Wagemans in 1941. From 1 July 1947 to 1957 he was the first director of the Eidgenössische Turn- und Sportschule (ETS) Magglingen as an officer, General Staff, and was engaged in its increasing to today's federal office of sports BASPO. From 1951 to the middle of 1961 he was secretary general of the International Ski Federation.''The history''
, International Ski Federation.
For his publishing work he was awarded with the Sports Award for artists in 1957.''Awarded persons''
Credit Suisse Sports Awards.
From 1957 to 1979, he was director of the Federal Military Administration, was advanced to the rank of
Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. I ...
in 1957, and served additionally as the commander of Border Brigade 11 from 1967 to 1972.. Käch was a member of the
Swiss Olympic Association Swiss Olympic (also known as german: Schweizerischer Olympischer Verband, french: Association Olympique Suisse, it, Associazione Olimpica Svizzera, rm, Assiociaziun Olimpica Svizra) is the National Olympic Committee and the umbrella organisati ...
and of the Commission for Assignments of Tasks between Federation and Cantons. After 1983 he was guest of honor at the yearly international SASSAS: Swiss Academical Skiclub competitions of pentathlon. He died in Calgary.


Publications

* ''Weisse Abenteuer. Heitere Erlebnisse eines Ski-Vagabunden in Europa und Amerika.'' Amstutz & Herdeg, Zürich 1939


External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kach, Arnold Swiss generals Swiss male alpine skiers Swiss military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1936 Winter Olympics Swiss referees and umpires Sportspeople from Bern Swiss writers 1914 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Swiss lawyers