Karl Kaschka
Karl Konrad Kaschka (born January 8, 1904 in Vienna , † December 4, 1941 in Bir-el-Gubi , Al-Marj , Libya ) was an Austrian officer and fencer . He was a participant in the Austrian fencing team at the 1936 Summer Olympics . During the Second World War he was in the German Air Force with the rank of Major Commander III. Group of Destroyer Wing 26 in North Africa , where his machine was shot down on December 4, 1941 over Al-Marj, Libya, and he was killed.
Karl Kaschka was a member of the Austrian Army Sports Association (ÖHSV) and was Austrian champion in saber fencing in 1932 and 1933 . At the Olympic Summer Games in 1936 he took part as captain of the Austrian saber-fencing team, with the Austrian team reaching 5th place.
Web links
- whoislog.info: karl-kaschka
- Karl Kaschka in the Olympedia.org database (English)
- 1. List d. Austrian Fencing championships (state championships) in saber (PDF; 30 kB) at fechten.me-promotion.at
credentials
- Hans Ring / Christopher Shores: Air battle between sand and sun (air battle over Africa) Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart, 7th edition 1978, ISBN 3-87943-151-5 .
- The English edition: Fighters over the desert was published in 1968.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaschka, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaschka, Karl Konrad (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian officer and fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 4, 1941 |
| Place of death | Bir-el-Gubi, Al-Marj, Libya |