Hans Lunding

Hans Lunding

Lunding in 1932
Personal information
Born 1899
Kolding
Died 1984
Aarhus

Hans Mathiesen Lunding (25 February 1899 – 5 April 1984) was a Danish military officer.

He won a bronze medal in individual eventing at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] He served as head of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service from 1950 to 1963.[2]He witnessed the moment of Admiral Canaris being led to execution in Flossenberg on April 9th 1945. [3]

References

  1. "Profile: Hans Lunding". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. "H.M. Lunding". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. SS Geiseln in der Alpenfestung: Hans-Guenter Ricardi Loc 2966


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