Franz Krumm Explained

Franz Krumm
Birth Date:16 October 1909
Birth Place:Germany
Death Place:near Komarichi,[1] RSFSR, Soviet Union
Position:Forward
Years1:1931–1938
Clubs1:Bayern Munich
Years2:1938–1943
Clubs2:1860 Munich
Nationalyears1:1932–1933
Nationalteam1:Germany
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

Franz Krumm (16 October 1909 – 9 March 1943) was a German footballer who played as a forward.

On 12 June 1932, Krumm scored one of the goals in the 2–0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt (the other goalscorer being Oskar Rohr) in the Städtisches Stadion in Nuremberg, helping Bayern Munich win the German football championship.[2]

Krumm played two games for the Germany national team between 1932 and 1933, for which he scored one goal.

Krumm was killed in action while serving in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II in Russia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.volksbund.de/erinnern-gedenken/graebersuche-online?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6PamlL7B8gIVgqOyCh32DguHEAAYASAAEgLJiPD_BwE, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (Gräberdatei), 21. August 2021
  2. News: Leischwitz . Christoph . FC Bayern - Mit dem Leder einer oberbayerischen Kuh . 7 February 2021 . Süddeutsche . 17 May 2010 . German.
  3. Web site: Jensen . Neil Fredrik . 16 May 2020 . How Bayern Munich went from underdogs to top dogs . 12 February 2021 . The New European . en-UK.