Otto von Rosen
Otto Carl Robert von Rosen (11 May 1884 – 26 May 1963) was a Swedish military officer and sport shooter.
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Birth name | Otto Carl Robert von Rosen |
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 11 May 1884
Died | 26 May 1963 79) Halmstad, Sweden | (aged
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Sport | Sports shooting |
He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He participated at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. His best Olympic result was in the moving target small-bore rifle, where he placed 8th.[1]
During World War I he was suspected of espionage and sabotage in favour of Germany, after being arrested in Karasjok, Norway, in 1917.[2] In his confiscated luggage were found explosives, bottles with the toxin curare, and anthrax bacteria hidden in sugar.[3]
References
- "Profile: Otto von Rosen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- Broad, William R. (25 June 1998). "Norway's 1918 Lump of Sugar Yields Clues on Anthrax in War". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- Søhr, Joh. (1938). "Baron von Rosens mystiske ekspedisjon". Spioner og bomber. Fra opdagelsespolitiets arbeide under verdenskrigen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum. pp. 35–46.
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