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]

Johannes Jakobs
Personal information
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

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]

References edit

  1. ^ Johannes Jakobs at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Johann Jakobs". Volksbund. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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