Name: Gottfried von Cramm, The Nazi Tennis Darling - The Lost Ones
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Description: A talented tennis player winning the US and French Opens, Gottfried von Cramm was such a champion that Hitler wanted to make him the poster boy for the Nazis. But von Cramm had other ideas.

Gottfried von Cramm, un campione contro i nazisti

The Lost Ones: Gottfried von Cramm

Gottfried von Cramm, The Nazi Tennis Darling

The Lost Ones : Gottfried von Cramm

Gottfried von Cramm, campeón en la pista y en el frente

Gottfried von Cramm, czempion w okopach

A talented tennis player winning the US and French Opens, Gottfried von Cramm was such a champion that Hitler wanted to make him the poster boy for the Nazis. But von Cramm had other ideas.

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<p>A talented tennis player winning the US and French Opens, Gottfried von Cramm was such a champion that Hitler wanted to make him the poster boy for the Nazis. But von Cramm had other ideas.</p>

The Lost Ones

Homosexual and anti-Nazi, von Cramm was an outstanding tennis player detested by Hitler.

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