Alfred Schwarzmann Military person

Karl Alfred Schwarzmann (22 March 1912 – 11 March 2000) was a German Olympic Gymnast and Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He won three Gold medals and two Bronze medals in the Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and another Silver medal in the Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. As a Fallschirmjäger he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Personal facts

Alfred Schwarzmann
Birth dateMarch 22, 1912
Birth place
Kingdom of Bavaria , Fürth
Date of deathMarch 11, 2000
Place of death
Germany , Goslar

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
Battle of Crete
Battle of the Netherlands
military branch
Luftwaffe

Alfred Schwarzmann on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.gymmedia.com/news/schwarzmann.htm
  2. http://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/galerie/portrait/34