About Adolf Urban
Lived 1914 – 1943 (aged 29). Adolf Urban was an association football player.
Adolf Urban (9 January 1914 – 27 May 1943) was a German footballer. Urban played as a forward for the football club Schalke 04, among others. He has made 21 appearances for Germany between 1935 and 1941, scoring 11 goals. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In the Second World War Urban was mobilised with the Wehrmacht in which he served in the 422nd Infantry Regiment on the Eastern Front in Russia, fighting at the battle of Demyansk. He later died in 1943 in Staraya Russa, from wounds received in further fighting. He was the only member of the Breslau Eleven to die in combat.
His body was buried in the Karpovo Military Cemetery but was later repatriated and reburied in November 2013 in Schalke cemetery in Gelsenkirchen.
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Who was Adolf Urban?
German footballer (1914–1943)
When was Adolf Urban born?
Adolf Urban was born on 9 January 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
When did Adolf Urban die?
Adolf Urban died on 23 May 1943 in Staraya Russa.
What was Adolf Urban's occupation?
Adolf Urban was an association football player.
What nationality was Adolf Urban?
Adolf Urban's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Adolf Urban. https://biography.guide/adolf-urban/
MLA: "Adolf Urban." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/adolf-urban/.
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