German Modern Pentathletes - Olympic Modern Pentathletes of Germany, Gotthard Handrick, Holympic Modern Pentathletes of Germany, Gotthard Handrick, Heinz Hax, Lena Schneborn, Ralf Berckhan Einz Hax, Lena Schneborn, Ralf Berckhan (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Karl Hermann Gotthard Handrick (25 October 1908 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot. He won the Gold medal in the Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. As a fighter pilot, he participated in Spanish Civil War and claimed 5 aerial victories while flying for the Legion Condor. During World War II he claimed another 10 victories while serving in the German military, earning him the German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943. Medal presentation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, Sivano Abba-Italy (3rd place) Gotthard Handrick-Germany (1st place) Charles Leonard-USA (2nd place)In mid-1937 Handrick was put in charge of the Luftwaffe Jagdgruppe 88 (18 July 1937 10 September 1938) and assumed command of I./JG 26 (1 May 1939 23 June 1940) after his return from Spain in 1938. On 24 June 1940, the command of the Jagdgeschwader 26 was handed over to Major Handrick, who passed command of I./JG 26 to Kurt Fischer. Citations Bibliography ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11053776