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Olympiareiter Im Zweiten Weltkrieg 6 | Kommentar 1. Juli 2015 | P FERDE W OCHE Standpunkt Olympiareiter im Zweiten Weltkrieg Vor 70 Jahren ging der Zweite Weltkrieg zu Ende. In den sechs Kriegsjahren starben auch zahlreiche Reiter, unter ihnen Olympia- sieger wie Kurt Hasse, Ludwig Stubbendorff und Takeichi Nishi. Bei den sechs Olympi- km vor Warschau, zu, wie Kahn, Olympiareiter in schen Reiterspielen 1912 die schlecht ausgerüste- der Vielseitigkeit 1936 in bis 1926 ritten fast aus- ten Polen von den Deut- Berlin, wurde von den schliesslich Offiziere. 1912 schen überwältigt wur- Nazis beendet. Kahn in Stockholm und 1932 in den. wurde 1944 auf der Los Angeles starteten Flucht von Holland nach überhaupt nur Unifor- Giulio Borsarelli England erschossen. mierte. 1920 in Antwerpen Giulio Borsarelli, einer Versteegh, damals 54 war ein einziger Zivilist, der grossen italienischen Jahre alt, wurde als Mit- ein französischer Dres- Springreiter der Zwi- glied des niederländi- surreiter, am Start. 1924 schenkriegsjahre, wurde schen Widerstandes von in Paris, bei 111 Startern, 1941 als Kommandant den Nazis verhaftet und immerhin vier Zivilisten, der Trento-Division in 1942 im Konzentrations- zwei Franzosen und zwei Nordafrika verwundet lager Sachsenhausen fü- Portugiesen. 1928 in Ams - und starb darauf. Der siliert. Zu erwähnen ist terdam waren es deren Österreicher Herbert noch ein Schweizer Ka- fünf, darunter die gesamte Ziegler, Olympiareiter von vallerieoffizier, den es, argentinische Spring - 1936, fiel 1944 als An- als überzeugten Nazi, zur equipe sowie der deutsche Der japanische Baron Takeishi Nishi – Olympiasieger 1932 gehöriger der deutschen Waffen-SS zog: Heinrich Dressur-Olympiasieger im Springreiten in Los Angeles (USA). Foto: pd Wehrmacht. Hersche gehörte in den Baron Carl Friedrich von 20er-Jahren zur Schwei- Langen. 1936 in Berlin rit- Major am 4. Juli 1941 am fünften Panzerdivision, Takeichi Nishi zer Spring equipe, so 1927 ten ein Norweger und ein Dnjepr, in der Sowjetuni- als er bei Rückzugskämp- Der Spring-Olympiasie- in Dublin, wo die Schweiz Niederländer in Zivil die on. Kurt Hasse, mit Tora fen fiel. Ein weiterer deut- ger von 1932, der Japaner mit Hersche den Natio- olympische Vielseitigkeit. Olympiasieger im Sprin- scher Olympiareiter, Takeichi Nishi, fiel am 17. nenpreis um den Aga- Von den Olympiareitern in gen, fiel am 9. Januar 1943 Richard Sahla (1928 in März 1945 als Komman- Khan-Cup gewann. Nach Uniform waren die meis - bei Kriwoi Rog, ebenfalls Amsterdam), fiel 1942. dant des 16. Panzer-Regi- Kriegsausbruch zog Her- ten während des Krieges in der Sowjetunion. Er ments bei der Verteidi- sche nach Deutschland, im Aktivdienst, vor allem war Oberstleutnant. Sein Dziwulski und Szosland gung der Pazifikinsel Iwo wo er es in der Waffen-SS natürlich die deutschen. Teamkollege Heinz Brandt, Auch die Polen beklagten Jima. Der Kampf um Iwo zum Obers t brachte. Bei Nicht weniger als vier der Mannschafts-Olympiasie- viele Kriegstote aus den Jima wurde durch eine Kriegsende kam Hersche neun Reiter, die 1936 in ger von 1936, wurde am Reihen ihrer internationa- Fotografie weltberühmt. vorerst in allierte Gefan- Berlin sämtliche Goldme- 20. April 1944 beim Atten- len Reiter: Zdzislaw Dzi- Sie zeigt, wie amerikani- genschaft. Nach seiner daillen gewannen, starben tat auf Hitler verwundet wulski und Kazimierz sche Soldaten auf der In- Rückkehr in die Schweiz im Krieg: Kurt Hasse, und starb am nächsten Szosland, Olympiareiter sel die US-Flagge hissen. wurde er wegen Dienst Heinz Brandt, Ludwig Tag. Brandt war Adjutant von 1924, fielen 1940 und Das Foto diente als Vor- für eine fremde Macht zu Stubbendorff und Rudolf von General Heusinger. In- 1944. Henryk Dobrzanski, lage für das Iwo-Jima- acht Monate Gefängnis Lippert. Ein fünfter, Kon- dem Brandt die von Claus Sokolowski und Bilwin, Denkmal, das heute auf verurteilt. Hersche starb rad von Wangenheim, von Stauffenberg im Sit- alle drei Nationenpreis- dem Kriegsfriedhof von 1971 81-jährig. wurde im Juli 1944 an der zungszimmer der Wolf- reiter, starben ebenfalls Arlington in Washington Ostfront gefangen genom- schanze deponierte Ta- auf dem Schlachtfeld. Bis steht. Die amerikanischen Autor men und starb neun Jahre sche mit der Bombe ver- 1966 lebte ein weiterer Truppen wussten von später in sowjetischer Ge- schob, mag er Hitlers polnischer Olympiareiter Nishi, dem Olympiasieger fangenschaft. Von Wan- Leben gerettet haben. von 1924: Tadeusz Ko- von Los Angeles. Sie for- genheim war während der Brandt wurde post hum morowski. Unter dem derten ihn mehrmals zur Spiele in Berlin berühmt zum Generalmajor beför- Tarnnamen «Bór» war Übergabe auf – ohne Re- geworden, als er trotz dert. Komorowski als Bri- aktion Nishis. Das Leben Schlüsselbeinbruch im gadier-General Komman- des eleganten japani- abschliessenden Sprin- Rudolf Lippert dant des gescheiterten schen Barons wurde von gen der deutschen Mann- Rudolf Lippert, zusam- polnischen Aufstandes Hollywood verfilmt. schaft Olympiagold si- men mit Stubbendorff gegen die Nazi-Besat- cherte. Mannschafts-Olympiasie- zung in Warschau. Der Heinrich Hersche ger in der Vielseitigkeit, Aufstand begann am 1. Das Leben beider Nie - Stubbendorff und Hasse fiel kurz vor Kriegsende, August 1944 und endete derländer, Pierre Ver- Max E. Ammann Ludwig Stubbendorff, mit am 1. April 1943 bei Biele- am 2. Oktober 1944. Die steegh, Olympia-Medail- Nurmi Military-Olympia- feld. Er war als General- Briten halfen zu wenig, die lengewinner in der Dres- Ehemaliger Weltcup-Direktor sieger in Berlin, fiel als major Kommandant der Rote Armee schaute, 20 sur von 1928, und Eddy [email protected].
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