Otto Pohla
Otto Pohla (20 March 1899 – July 1941) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed during World War II when the ship he was on was sunk by German submarines.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Born | 20 March 1899 Hageri, Estonia |
| Died | July 1941 Gulf of Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Personal life
Pohla worked as a plumber. After the commencement of Operation Barbarossa, he was mobilized into the Red Army and trained in Tallinn. Whilst sailing to Leningrad for deployment, Pohla and several hundred other soldiers died when the transport ship carrying them was sunk by German submarines. Pohla and the other recruits were listed as missing in action until they were declared dead in January 1943.[1][2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otto Pohla Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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