Schwalbe (German for ''

swallow The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...

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Technology

Messerschmitt Me 262 The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed ''Schwalbe'' (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or ''Sturmvogel'' (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the Germa ...

Schwalbe, the first functional jet fighter *

Raab-Katzenstein KL.1 Schwalbe The Raab-Katzenstein KL.1 Schwalbe (Swallow) was a German two-seat biplane produced in the 1920s. About fifty were built and the type became well known as an aerobatic aircraft, performing at many displays in the hands of pilots like Gerhard Fie ...

, German biplane produced in the 1920s *

Schwalbe (tire manufacturer) Schwalbe Tires is a brand name of Ralf Bohle GmbH, a German manufacturer of pneumatic tires for bicycles and wheelchairs. Schwalbe produces a wide range of tires for different cycling applications, but is best known for its commuting, touring and ...

, a brand name of Ralf Bohle GmbH * Simson KR 51/2 Schwalbe, a motorcycle manufactured by Simson * ''Schwalbe''-class cruiser, German class of unprotected cruiser ships ** SMS ''Schwalbe'''','' lead ship of the ''Schwalbe'' class

Medicine

Schwalbe's line Schwalbe's line is the anatomical line found on the interior surface of the eye's cornea, and delineates the outer limit of the corneal endothelium layer. Specifically, it represents the termination of Descemet's membrane. In many cases it can be ...

, anatomical line on the interior surface of the eye's cornea, named for Gustav Schwalbe

Sports

Die Schwalbe ''Die Schwalbe'' (English: The Swallow) is the German chess composition society. It issues the bimonthly magazine ''Die Schwalbe''. Society ''Die Schwalbe'' was founded on 10 February 1924 in Essen as ''Vereinigung von Problemfreunden zur För ...

, a German chess composition society, and its magazine, ''Die Schwalbe'' * FC Schwalbe Hannover, a German rugby union club *

Diving (association football) In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and, often, feigning injury to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of ...

, an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by diving to the ground

Surname

Ernst Schwalbe Ernst Theodor Karl Schwalbe (26 January 1871 – 16 March 1920) was a German pathologist, who specialized in teratological research. Schwalbe was born in Berlin. He studied medicine at the universities of Strassburg, Berlin and Heidelberg, and ...

(1871–1920), German pathologist *

Felix Schwalbe __NOTOC__ Eugen-Felix Schwalbe (25 March 1892 – 12 June 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * German Cross in Silver on 30 ...

(1892–1974), German Wehrmacht general *

Gustav Albert Schwalbe Gustav Albert Schwalbe, M.D. (1 August 1844 – 23 April 1916) was a German anatomist and anthropologist from Quedlinburg. He was educated at the universities of Berlin, Zurich, and Bonn (M.D. 1866), he became in 1870 privat-docent at the Univ ...

(1844-1916), German anatomist and anthropologist *

Gustav Christian Schwabe Gustav Christian Schwabe (10 May 1813 – 10 January 1897) was a German-born merchant and financier who funded companies such as John Bibby & Sons, Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Schwabe moved to Liverpool ...

(1813–1897), German-born merchant and financier * Harry O. Schwalbe (1874–1935), American businessman * Ingeborg Schwalbe (1935), German athlete *

Mary Anne Schwalbe Mary Anne Schwalbe (' Goldsmith; March 31, 1934 – September 14, 2009) was a university administrator and refugee worker. She served as Associate Dean of Admissions at Harvard University, and was the Founding Director for the Women's Commission fo ...

(1934–2009), American university administrator and refugee worker *

Michel Schwalbé Michel Schwalbé (27 October 1919 – 8 October 2012) was a French violinist of Polish origin. Biography Born in Radom (Poland), Schwalbé studied in his youth with Moritz Frenkel, then continued his studies in Paris and worked with Georges Enes ...

(1919–2012), French-Polish violinist *

Nina Schwalbe Nina Schwalbe (born 18 April 1966) is an American public health researcher who is the founder of Spark Street Advisors, a public health think tank based in New York City. Schwalbe specializes in vaccines. She has previously worked at Gavi, UNICEF ...

(1966), American public health researcher *

Ole Schwalbe Ole Albert Christian Schwalbe (23 July 1929 – 15 October 1990) was a Danish painter. He was one of the painters in the Linien artists association who in 1956 initiated the second generation of Danish Constructivism which they called concrete rea ...

(1929–1990), Danish painter * William Schwalbe (1962), American author

Other uses

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