Fritz Zängl
Fritz Zängl (born December 13, 1914 in Katzbach, a current district of Cham ; † May 21, 1942 near Smerdynya / Soviet Union ) was a German skier and sergeant , most recently in the rank of sergeant .
Life
Zängl was a member of the ASV Cham . He served in the Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 in Bad Reichenhall and took part in the rank of Oberjäger at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1939 as a participant in the German team in the military patrol team competition, which won the world championship in Zakopane .
As a soldier, he took part in the campaigns against France, Greece, Crete and most recently against Russia during the Second World War. He was awarded the Iron Cross II and I class.
Due to Zängl's sporting achievements, who, along with Hans Beer, was one of the most important club members, the ASV Cham has been holding the Fritz Zängl Memorial Run for several years .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from a death picture from World War II, seen on ebay.at under item number 380047395141, given there as the source of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge eV
- ^ ASV Cham ( memento of April 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zängl, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Katzbach (today Cham-Katzbach) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1942 |
| Place of death | near Smerdynya / Russia |