Johannes Jakobs
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Johannes Jakobs (1 July 1917 – 24 August 1944) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Hannover 96 and the Germany national team.[2]
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1917-07-01)1 July 1917[1] | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
Date of death | 24 August 1944(1944-08-24) (aged 27) | ||
Place of death | Upper Silesia, Poland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hannover 96 | |||
International career | |||
1939 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He served in World War II as on Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe. He was killed on a reconnaissance flight on the Eastern Front in Poland and is buried at the Siemanowice war cemetery, Poland.[3]