Original Trading card / Photo from 1936
............ VERY RAR .............
Original Trading card / Photo from 1936
Original Trading Card / Photo from the German Trading Card Album
" Olympic Summer Games Berlin (Germany/Deutschland) 1936 " and
" Olympic Winter Games Garmisch Partenkirchen (Germany/Deutschland) 1936
Album Nummer II / picture Nummer 134
(At the back from the card is the pictures nummer and Informationes over the pictures !!)
XI.Olympic Summer Games Berlin (Germany) 1936
Wrestling - Gold medal Winner (Freestyle and Greco Roman Heavyweight)
Kristjan Palusalu (Estonia)
Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, March 10, 1908 - July 17, 1987) was an Estonian heavyweight wrestler and
Olympic winner.
Born in Läänemaa, Estonia, Palusalu is best remembered for winning two gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He
was given the honor of carrying the Estonian flag to the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium). After the Soviet Union occupied
Estonia in 1940 and war broke out, Palusalu was sent to hard labour in 1941 to Kotlas in Russia. He tried to escape with other
prisoners but was captured after a few days. He was then sentenced to death together with his fellow fugitives but was given the
chance to go to the front line to fight against Finland in the Continuation war.
He deserted to the Finnish side in Northern Karelia, northwest of Lake Onega. According to one Finnish soldier, Mr. Suuperko,
Palusalu and his friends shouted "Finnish boys do not shoot Estonians", when they crossed the lines. Palusalu was soon recognized
by a person in the Finnish army, who had sports background.
He was imprisoned but then was allowed to return to his homeland, which was then under German occupation. After the return of
the Soviet army in 1945 he was arrested again, but according to Estonian sources was later allowed to work as trainer. He was not
forgotten by the Estonian people. Perhaps because his life reflected the fate of the whole nation, Kristjan Palusalu has remained
one of the most popular sportsmen in Estonia throughout history.
The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn monument, which stood in the center of Tallinn until April 27, 2007, when it was removed to a
military cemetery in the city, is supposed by many Estonians to have been modeled on Palusalu, as there is a striking resemblance.
Possibly because Palusalu was in disgrace with the Soviet authorities, the sculptor Enn Roos denied this and said he used 'a
young worker who lived nearby'.
- size : 8 x 12 cm
- condition : good
Please look to my other auctiones and You can find many other Trading Card / Photo`s from the Olympic Summer Games 1936 in Berlin ,
the Olympic Winter Games 1936 in Garmisch Partenkirchen and from the Olympic Summer Games 1932 in Los Angeles.
When you have more items I make combined shipping and a good postage price !!
This is a excellent and very rar Original Trading Card / Photo from 1936 !!!!
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