Walter Claus-Oehler (7 May 1897 – 8 November 1941) was a German
footballer who played as a
midfielder for
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...
and the
Germany national team.
Personal life
Claus-Oehler served as a ''
Hauptmann'' (captain) in the
German Army
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
during the
Second World War and died on active service on 8 November 1941.
He is buried in
Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery.
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1897 births
1941 deaths
Association football midfielders
German footballers
Germany international footballers
Arminia Bielefeld players
German Army officers of World War II
German Army personnel killed in World War II
Sportspeople from Gera
Footballers from Thuringia
Military personnel from Thuringia
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