Ludwig Vörg
Mountaineer
1911 – 1941
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Who was Ludwig Vörg?
Ludwig 'Wiggerl' Vörg was a notable German mountaineer. With Heinrich Harrer, Fritz Kasparek, and Anderl Heckmair, he successfully climbed the north face of the Eiger in 1938, which was regarded as unclimbable at the time. He also made the first ascent of the West Face of Ushba in the Caucasus. Vörg was killed in action on the first day of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941.
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1911
Munich - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 22, 1941
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on July 23, 2013
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