Ernst Octavianus Moltzer (1 May 1910 – 15 November 1941) was a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from the

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, who represented his native country as at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

. Ernst, as crew member on the Dutch

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''De Ruyter'', took the 8th place with helmsman

Joop Carp Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (30 January 1897 in Tjomal, Dutch East Indies – 25 March 1962 in Johannesburg) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. With crew Berna ...

and fellow crew members:

Ansco Dokkum Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum (9 May 1904, Sneek – 30 December 1985, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Dokkum, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyt ...

Kees Jonker Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (29 March 1909 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1987 in Steinach am Brenner) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6&nbs ...

and

Herman Looman Herman Carel Looman (8 November 1907 – December 1989) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Looman, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre ''De Ruyter'', took the 8th p ...

Personal life

Ernst Moltzer married in 1939 with

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ess ''Gertrude Anna Luise Therese Thusnelde von Sarnthein'' from

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. He worked as a director of

Lucas Bols Lucas Bols N.V. is a Dutch public company in the business of production, distribution, sales and marketing of alcoholic beverages. It claims to be the oldest distillery brand in the world. Its brand portfolio consists of Bols, Galliano, Vaccari, ...

. Moltzer was during

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 ...

a 'Engelandvaarder' who died on the

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while trying to escape to England. His death certificate, dated 12 January 1951, states the date of death as 15 November 1941.

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* * * * 1910 births 1941 deaths Sportspeople from Amsterdam Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Dutch civilians killed in World War II People lost at sea Engelandvaarders 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub