Josef Ritz Explained

Josef Ritz
Birth Date:14 December 1899
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport:Fencing
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Josef Ritz (14 December 1899  - 31 July 1943) was an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

He fought in the Wehrmacht and was killed on the Eastern Front, near Kharkov in 1943 during World War II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Josef Ritz . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/josef-ritz-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 May 2010 .
  2. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 .

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