The FIL European Luge Championships 1938 took place in Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

The Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing or International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation is the main international federation for all bobsleigh and skeleton sports...

 (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in ) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Tietze won his fourth straight championship in this event.

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Germany (Walter Feist Walter Feist Walter Feist was a German luger who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. He won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the European championships with five golds and two silvers .... , Walter Kluge Walter Kluge Walter Kluge was a German luger who competed during the 1930s.He was an active fighter against German fashism and was kill on April, 22nd 1944 in prison in Brandenburg-Goerden. He won six medals at the European luge championships with four golds and two silvers -References:*... )
Silver	Germany (Viktor Schubert Viktor Schubert Viktor Schubert was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. He won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the European luge championships .-References:* - Accessed January 31, 2008.*... , Werner Rüger Werner Rüger Werner Rüger was a German luger who competed in the late 1930s. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1938 European luge championships in Salzburg, Austria.-References:* - Accessed January 31, 2008.*... )
Bronze	(Rudolf Maschke Rudolf Maschke Rudolf Maschke was a luger who competed for Czechoslovakia before World War II and for West Germany after World War II. He won five medals at the European luge championships with one gold , two silvers , and two bronzes .-References:*... , Erhard Grundmann Erhard Grundmann Erhard Grundmann was a German luger from Czechoslovakia. He competed between the late 1930s and the mid 1950s for Czechoslovakia and later for West Germany. He won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the European luge championships .-References:*... )

Medal table

2	Germany	3	2	0	5
1		0	1	3	4