About Max Ippen
Lived 1906 – 1957 (aged 51). Max Ippen was a Czech bobsledder.
Max Ippen (16 May 1906 in Vienna – 28 May 1957 in Paris ) was a Czechoslovak bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 14th in both the two-man and four-man events. During World War II, Ippen concealed his Jewish ethnicity by posing as a Catholic, but he did not manage to avoid arrest for the duration of the war. He, along with over eighty members of his extended family, was arrested and interred by the Nazis. Ippen was sent first to the Auschwitz concentration camp and then transferred to Dachau. Though Ippen survived, most of his family did not.
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Who was Max Ippen?
Czechoslovak bobsledder (1906-1957)
When was Max Ippen born?
Max Ippen was born on 16 May 1906 in Vienna.
When did Max Ippen die?
Max Ippen died on 28 May 1957 in Paris.
What was Max Ippen's occupation?
Max Ippen was a bobsledder.
What nationality was Max Ippen?
Max Ippen was Czech.
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