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Gotthard Handrick

Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (died 1978)

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Born
October 25, 1908
Died
May 30, 1978
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1908

About Gotthard Handrick

Gotthard Handrick was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was later awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern) on 14 April 1939 for his service in the Spanish Civil War. In June 1941, Handrick was transferred and became the Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing).

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Gotthard Handrick timeline

  1. He won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
  2. He was later awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern) on 14 April 1939 for his service in the Spanish Civil War.
  3. In June 1941, Handrick was transferred and became the Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing).

The world when Gotthard Handrick was born

Gotthard Handrick was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gotthard Handrick's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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