Marcel Walle
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Marcel Fernand Léon Walle |
Born | Sains-Richaumont, France | 7 June 1913
Died | 1 May 1943 Nazi Germany | (aged 29)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Marcel Fernand Léon Walle (7 June 1913 – 1 May 1943) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1936 Tour de France.[2][3]
Personal life
Walle served in the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion of the French Army during the Second World War and died from illness contracted while a prisoner of war in Germany on 1 May 1943.[4]
References
- ^ "Marcel Walle". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Tour de France 1936". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "30ème Tour de France 1936". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Marcel Fernand Léon WALLE". Mémoire des hommes. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
- Marcel Walle at Cycling Archives
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