Karl Kaschka

Karl Kaschka
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	8 January 1904; Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	4 December 1941 (aged 37); Marj, Libya
Sport
Sport	Fencing

Karl Kaschka (8 January 1904 – 4 December 1941) was an Austrian fencer. He competed as captain of Austria in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Austria,[1] where his team scored fifth.[2]

Being member of the German Air Force, he was killed in action during World War II when his plane was shot down in Al-Marj, Libya.[1][3]

References

"Karl Kaschka Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
Ring, Hans (1978). Luftkampf zwischen Sand und Sonne. Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-151-5.
"Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Karl Kaschka Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-07.

[2] Ring, Hans (1978). Luftkampf zwischen Sand und Sonne. Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-151-5.

[WWII-3] "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.