Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Field handball
Field handball
Field handball was the original form of what is now team handball and was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin....

 at 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...

was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics. It was contested by six teams.

The six teams were split into two groups of three. Each team played the other two teams in its group once. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the third-ranked teams played each other for fifth and sixth places.

In the final round, each team played all three other teams once. Final rankings were based on the records of each team in those three games.

Medallists


Willy Bandholz
Willy Bandholz
Willy Bandholz was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Wilhelm Baumann
Wilhelm Baumann
Wilhelm Baumann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Helmut Berthold
Helmut Berthold
Helmut Berthold was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Helmut Braselmann
Helmut Braselmann
Helmut Braselmann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Wilhelm Brinkmann
Wilhelm Brinkmann
Wilhelm Brinkmann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Georg Dascher
Georg Dascher
Georg Dascher was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches....


Kurt Dossin
Kurt Dossin
Kurt Dossin was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-References:...


Fritz Fromm
Fritz Fromm
Fritz Fromm was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won a gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Hermann Hansen
Hermann Hansen
Hermann Hansen was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Erich Herrmann
Erich Herrmann
Erich Karl Albert Otto Herrmann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Berlin and died in Hamburg....


Heinrich Keimig
Heinrich Keimig
Heinrich Keimig was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.-External links:*...


Hans Keiter
Hans Keiter
Hans Keiter was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Alfred Klingler
Alfred Klingler
Alfred Klingler was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches.-External links:...


Arthur Knautz
Arthur Knautz
Arthur Knautz was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Heinz Körvers
Heinz Körvers
Heinz Körvers was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.-External links:*...


Karl Kreutzberg
Karl Kreutzberg
Karl Kreutzberg was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final as goalkeeper.After the war he lived in Düren/Nordrhein-Westfalen.-External links:*...


Wilhelm Müller
Wilhelm Müller (handball player)
Wilhelm Müller was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Günther Ortmann
Günther Ortmann
Günther Ortmann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Edgar Reinhardt
Edgar Reinhardt
Edgar Reinhardt was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final as goalkeeper....


Fritz Spengler
Fritz Spengler
Fritz Spengler was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Rudolf Stahl
Rudolf Stahl
Rudolf Stahl was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....


Hans Theilig
Hans Theilig
Hans Theilig in Hamburg was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches....


Franz Bartl
Franz Bartl
Franz Bartl was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...


Franz Berghammer
Franz Berghammer
Franz Berghammer was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played one match.-External links:*...


Franz Bistricky
Franz Bistricky
Franz Bistricky was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Franz Brunner
Franz Brunner
Franz Brunner was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Johann Houschka
Johann Houschka
Johann "Hans" Houschka was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:...


Emil Juracka
Emil Juracka
Emil Juracka was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Ferdinand Kiefler
Ferdinand Kiefler
Ferdinand Kiefler was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played four matches including the final....


Josef Krejci
Josef Krejci
Josef Krejci was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:**...


Otto Licha
Otto Licha
Otto Licha was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final....


Friedrich Maurer
Anton Perwein
Anton Perwein
Anton Perwein was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final....


Siegfried Powolny
Siegfried Powolny
Siegfried Powolny was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Siegfried Purner
Siegfried Purner
Siegfried Purner was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Walter Reisp
Walter Reisp
Walter Reisp was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:**...


Alfred Schmalzer
Alfred Schmalzer
Alfred Schmalzer was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Alois Schnabel
Alois Schnabel
Alois Schnabel was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Ludwig Schuberth
Ludwig Schuberth
Ludwig Schuberth was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches.-External links:...


Johann Tauscher
Johann Tauscher
Johann Tauscher was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final....


Jaroslav Volak
Jaroslav Volak
Jaroslav Volak was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final.-External links:*...


Leopold Wohlrab
Leopold Wohlrab
Leopold Wohlrab was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...


Friedrich Wurmböck
Friedrich Wurmböck
Friedrich "Fritz" Wurmböck was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches....


Johann Zehetner
Johann Zehetner
Johann "Hans" Zehetner was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches....


Max Blösch
Max Blösch
Max Blösch was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:*...


Rolf Fäs
Rolf Fäs
Rolf Fäs was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Burkhard Gantenbein
Burkhard Gantenbein
Burkhard Gantenbein was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Willy Gysi
Willy Gysi
Willy Gysi was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as goalkeeper....


Erland Herkenrath
Erland Herkenrath
Erland Franz Herkenrath was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Zürich and died in Weggis....


Ernst Hufschmid
Ernst Hufschmid
Ernst Hufschmid was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches....


Willy Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:**...


Werner Meyer
Georg Mischon
Georg Mischon
Georg Mischon was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:**...


Willy Schäfer
Willy Schäfer (handball player)
Willy Schäfer was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:*...


Werner Scheurmann
Werner Scheurmann
Werner Scheurmann was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:**...


Edy Schmid
Edy Schmid
Eduard "Edy" Schmid was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches as goalkeeper....


Erich Schmitt
Erich Schmitt
Erich Schmitt was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Suisse field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Eugen Seiterle
Eugen Seiterle
Eugen Seiterle was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:...


Max Streib
Max Streib
Max Streib was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Robert Studer
Robert Studer
Robert Studer was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:**...


Rudolf Wirz
Rudolf Wirz
Rudolf Wirz was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...


Group A

Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
2 2 0 0 51 1
50
4
2 1 0 1 7 24
2
2 0 0 2 3 36
0


22 – 0
7 – 2
29 – 1

Group B

Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
2 2 0 0 32 6
26
4
2 1 0 1 11 20
2
2 0 0 2 9 26
0


18 – 3
8 – 6
14 – 3

Classification 5/6

10 – 3

Final round

Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
3 3 0 0 45 18
27
6
3 2 0 1 28 23
5
4
3 1 0 2 22 32
2
3 0 0 3 18 40
0


19 – 6
11 – 6
11 – 7
16 – 6
10 – 5
10 – 6

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 22 players and they all were eligible for participation.

A total of 105(*) field handball
Field handball
Field handball was the original form of what is now team handball and was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin....

 players from 6 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Not all reserve players are known.

Summary

Place Nation
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2
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Max Blösch
Max Blösch
Max Blösch was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:*...


Rolf Fäs
Rolf Fäs
Rolf Fäs was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Burkhard Gantenbein
Burkhard Gantenbein
Burkhard Gantenbein was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Willy Gysi
Willy Gysi
Willy Gysi was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as goalkeeper....


Erland Herkenrath
Erland Herkenrath
Erland Franz Herkenrath was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Zürich and died in Weggis....

 (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)
Ernst Hufschmid
Ernst Hufschmid
Ernst Hufschmid was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches....


Willy Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:**...


Werner Meyer (Abstinenten Basel)
Georg Mischon
Georg Mischon
Georg Mischon was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:**...


Willy Schäfer
Willy Schäfer (handball player)
Willy Schäfer was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:*...


Werner Scheurmann
Werner Scheurmann
Werner Scheurmann was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:**...


Edy Schmid
Edy Schmid
Eduard "Edy" Schmid was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches as goalkeeper....

 (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)
Erich Schmitt
Erich Schmitt
Erich Schmitt was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Suisse field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Eugen Seiterle
Eugen Seiterle
Eugen Seiterle was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:...


Max Streib
Max Streib
Max Streib was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.-External links:*...


Robert Studer
Robert Studer
Robert Studer was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:**...


Rudolf Wirz
Rudolf Wirz
Rudolf Wirz was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...

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Antal Benda
Antal Benda
Antal Benda was a Hungarian field handball player. who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Palánka in the Južna Bačka District of Serbia....

 (UTE)
Sándor Cséfai
Sándor Cséfai
Sándor Cséfai was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Ferenc Cziráki
Ferenc Cziráki
Ferenc Cziráki was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (UTE)
Miklós Fodor
Miklós Fodor
Miklós Fodor was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Lőrinc Galgóczi
Lorinc Galgóczi
Lőrinc Galgóczi was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (UTE)
János Koppány
János Koppány
János Koppány was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Lajos Kutasi
Lajos Kutasi
Lajos Kutasi was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Tibor Máté
Tibor Máté
Tibor Máté was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.-References:*...

 (VAC)
Imre Páli
Imre Páli
Imre Páli was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches....

 (UTE)
Ferenc Rákosi
Ferenc Rákosi
Ferenc Rákosi was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Endre Salgó
Endre Salgó
Endre Salgó was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest....

 (VAC)
István Serényi
István Serényi
István Serényi was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest.Serényi was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....

 (VAC)
Sándor Szomori
Sándor Szomori
Sándor Szomori was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches....

 (UTE)
Gyula Takács
Gyula Takács
Gyula Takács was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.-References:*...

 (MAFC)
Antal Újváry
Antal Újváry
Antal Újváry was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches as goalkeeper....

 (Elektromos MSE)
Ferenc Velkey
Ferenc Velkey
Ferenc Velkey was a Hungarian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Nagykáta, he was part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches....

 (Elektromos MSE)
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Coach: Hans Schuschnig (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Péter Facsi
Péter Facsi
Péter Facsi was a Romanian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper....

 (Bukarest)
Carol Haffer (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Ludovic Haffer (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Fritz Halmen
Fritz Halmen
Friedrich "Fritz" Halmen was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Willi Heidel
Willi Heidel
Wilhelm "Willi" Heidel was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Hans Hermannstädter
Hans Hermannstädter
Hans Hermannstädter was a Romanian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Hans Georg Herzog
Hans Georg Herzog
Hans Georg Herzog is a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Alfred Höchsmann (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Bruno Holzträger
Bruno Holzträger
Bruno Holzträger was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match....

 (Mediasch)
Willi Kirschner
Willi Kirschner
Wilhelm "Willi" Kirschner was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Günter Schorsten
Günter Schorsten
Günter Schorsten was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.-References:*...

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Robert Speck
Robert Speck
Robert Speck was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Willi Zaharias (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Hans Zikeli
Hans Zikeli
Hans Zikeli was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (Mediasch)
Stefan Zoller
Stefan Zoller
Ştefan Zoller was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.- References :*...

 (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Dragan Comanescu (Viforul Dacia Bukarest)
Fritz Kasemiresch (Mediasch)
Stippi Orendi (Kronstadt)
Oki Sonntag (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
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William Alexander Ahlemeyer
Walter Bowden
Charles C. Dauner
Edward John Hagen
Joseph Kaylor
Fred Leinweber
Henry Oehler
Otto Oehler
Herbert Karl Oehmichen
Willy K. Renz
Alfred Rosesco
Edmund Schallenberg
Gerard A. Yantz
Philip Schupp
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