Friedrich von Stülpnagel
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Friedrich Gottlob von Stülpnagel (July 16, 1913 – July 7, 1996) was a German
track and field athlete
who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Stülpnagel was born in Lichterfelde
in the German capital of Berlin
. He was the son of Ferdinand Wolf von Stülpnagel (1873–1938) and Martha von Wietersheim (1885–1959). Ferdinand Wolf von Stülpnagel was chamberlain of the court administration of the Crown Prince.
In Munich
on 26 May 1939, Stülpnagel married Dagmar Reinhard (born 25 January 1919), the daughter of Major Hugo Reinhard and Ella Lucke. The marriage ended in divorce in Freiburg
on 25 March 1947. Reinhard later married the factory owner Horst Gütermann (born 19 June 1922 in Freiburg).
In Geisenheim
on 22 May 1947, Stülpnagel married the Geisenheim native Lucia Luise Gräfin von Ingelheim gen. Echterin von und zu Mespelbrunn (25 December 1917 – 3 June 1958). Lucia Luise was the daughter of Philipp Rudolf Graf von Ingelheim, Archchamberlain of the Duchy of Nassau, and Leopoldine Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg.
Stülpnagel competed for Nazi Germany
in the 1936 Summer Olympics
held in Berlin in the 4x400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Helmut Hamann
, Harry Voigt
and Rudolf Harbig
. He also started for the sports club
MSV Wünsdorf; in his matches he was 1.87 metres tall and weighed 70 kilograms.
Stülpnagel later became an officer in the German Army
, serving as an Oberst
in the Bundeswehr
after World War II
. He died in Munich, Bavaria
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Stülpnagel was born in Lichterfelde
Lichterfelde West
Lichterfelde West is part of Lichterfelde in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough of Berlin. It was developed from 1860 through 1900 by a wealthy businessman Carstenn from Hamburg and is a remarkable example of 19th-century Villenkolonie, a German concept of settlements completely made up of mansion...
in the German capital of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He was the son of Ferdinand Wolf von Stülpnagel (1873–1938) and Martha von Wietersheim (1885–1959). Ferdinand Wolf von Stülpnagel was chamberlain of the court administration of the Crown Prince.
In Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
on 26 May 1939, Stülpnagel married Dagmar Reinhard (born 25 January 1919), the daughter of Major Hugo Reinhard and Ella Lucke. The marriage ended in divorce in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
on 25 March 1947. Reinhard later married the factory owner Horst Gütermann (born 19 June 1922 in Freiburg).
In Geisenheim
Geisenheim
Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany, and is known as Weinstadt , Schulstadt , Domstadt and Lindenstadt ....
on 22 May 1947, Stülpnagel married the Geisenheim native Lucia Luise Gräfin von Ingelheim gen. Echterin von und zu Mespelbrunn (25 December 1917 – 3 June 1958). Lucia Luise was the daughter of Philipp Rudolf Graf von Ingelheim, Archchamberlain of the Duchy of Nassau, and Leopoldine Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg.
Stülpnagel competed for Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
held in Berlin in the 4x400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Helmut Hamann
Helmut Hamann
Helmut Hamann was a German athlete from Berlin who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Hamann competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt and Rudolf...
, Harry Voigt
Harry Voigt
Harry Voigt was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Voigt was born in Berlin. He competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel and...
and Rudolf Harbig
Rudolf Harbig
Rudolf Harbig was a German middle distance runner best known for the 800 metres world record that he set in Milan in 1939.-Life:...
. He also started for the sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
MSV Wünsdorf; in his matches he was 1.87 metres tall and weighed 70 kilograms.
Stülpnagel later became an officer in the German Army
German Army
The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
, serving as an Oberst
Oberst
Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
in the Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He died in Munich, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.