Ludwig Leinberger (21 May 1903 – 3 March 1943) was a German footballer. He won 24 caps for

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in the

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. He was also part of Germany's team at the

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. Called up for service in the German army in 1941, he died in a military hospital during

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after surgery for

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* * * 1903 births Footballers from Nuremberg German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Germany Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 1943 deaths Men's association football defenders German Army personnel killed in World War II German Army soldiers of World War II Military personnel from Nuremberg {{Germany-footy-defender-1900s-stub