Karl Sudrich (7 October 1895 – 18 September 1944) was an Austrian
fencer. He competed in the individual and team
foil
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Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ...
and
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabĘ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
events at the
1936 Summer Olympics.
He fought in the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
and died from his wounds in a military hospital in Hungary during
World War II
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.
References
1895 births
1944 deaths
Austrian male fencers
Olympic fencers for Austria
Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Austrian military personnel killed in World War II
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German Army personnel killed in World War II