Hans Woellke
Olympic athlete
1911 – 1943
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Who was Hans Woellke?
Hans Otto Woellke was a German athlete who mainly competed in the shot put, who won the gold medal in the men's shot put competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Hans Woellke was in the Berlin Police force. During World War II, he was a Captain in the Security Police attached to a regiment in the Waffen SS. His grave can be found in the Minsk Cemetery.. He was killed by partisans on 22 March 1943 near Khatyn village which caused mass killing of inhabitants of Khatyn.
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1911
Biskupiec - Also known as
- Вёльке, Ханс
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Mar 26, 1943
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on July 23, 2013
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