Gerhard Egger (13 October 1908 – 28 April 1945) was an Austrian

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. He competed in two events at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was killed in action during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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1908 births 1945 deaths Austrian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Austria Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing German Army officers of World War II German Army personnel killed in World War II Austrian military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-equestrian-bio-stub