Franz Haslberger (3 December 1914 – 19 September 1939) was a German

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

. He competed in the individual event at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

. He was killed in action during the

Invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Second Polish Republic, Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak R ...

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* 1914 births 1939 deaths German Army personnel killed in World War II German male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Germany Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Traunstein (district) Skiers from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub