Richard Verderber (January 23, 1884 – September 8, 1955) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal. In the individual foil event he won the bronze medal.

Military ranks

* Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter: 1 September 1902 *

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 ...

: 1 November 1903 *

Hauptmann is a German word usually translated as captain when it is used as an officer's rank in the German, Austrian, and Swiss armies. While in contemporary German means 'main', it also has and originally had the meaning of 'head', i.e. ' literally ...

: 1 January 1915 * Major: 1 January 1920 * Oberstlieutenant: January 1929 *

Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish ...

: 15 March 1934

Decorations and honors

* Austrian Merit Order in Bronze and Silver *

Order of the Iron Crown The Order of the Iron Crown ( it, link=no, Ordine della Corona Ferrea) was an order of merit that was established on 5 June 1805 in the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte under his title of Napoleon I, King of Italy. The order took its name ...

* Military Merit Cross *

Karl Troop Cross The Karl Troop Cross (german: Karl-Truppenkreuz) was instituted on 13 December 1916 by Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary. The cross was awarded for service up to the end of the First World War to soldiers and sailors of all arms of the Austro-Hunga ...

References

External links

Richard Verderber's profile on databaseolympics.com
1884 births 1955 deaths People from Kočevje Austrian male foil fencers Austrian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Austria Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Theresian Military Academy alumni {{Austria-fencing-bio-stub