Thankfully Trautmann, the new movie about former Manchester City goalkeeper Bernhard Trautmann (David Kross), celebrates footballs ability to bring enemies together. He was soon downgraded to non-Nazi "B" status,[17] after which he was taken to Fort Crosby in Hightown near Liverpool where he stayed for a short while working on local farms and mixing with the locals; from here he was sent to PoW Camp 50 (now Byrchall High School) in Ashton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire between St Helens and Wigan, where he stayed until 1948. Who Is Bert Trautmann's Wife? Burial Details Unknown. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Average Age & Life He dived at the Englishman's feet with all intentions to wrap his hands around the ball and curtail another Brum attack all but securing the trophy. They were last married in 1986 to Marlis Trautmann. Over the course of his career, Trautmann received many plaudits from leading football figures. Failed to report flower. At the end of the game he was hailed as the hero because of his spectacular saves and bravery. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Margaret Magdalene Trautmann (born Sherriff), 1898 - 1932 Margaret Magdalene Trautmann (born Sherriff) 1898 1932. He became the first sportsman in Britain to wear Adidas, thanks to his friendship with Adolf Dassler. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This time the results were different. Hit it first and think afterwards. He had volunteered to join the Third Reich and as a Hitler Youth had believed profoundly in the National Socialist Party. Stockport, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Play it now! 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The pain hadn't subsided since the collision and so the next day Trautmann went to the hospital only to be told he was fine. The club's decision to sign a former Axis paratrooper sparked protests, and 20,000 people attended a demonstration. Dazed, Trautmann received treatment and chose to play on. Publicity Listings He joined because, as he put it: 'Growing up in Hitler's Germany, you had no mind of your own.'. Trautmann had followed in the footsteps of what every other young man in Germany had done in the early 1930s. The communal rabbi eventually intervened and said he was not to blame, 'If this footballer is a decent fellow, I would say there is no harm in it. Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League.[59]. Trautmann died at home near Valencia, Spain, in 2013, aged 89. The Brit soon pursued a career in Journalism and became one of the few footballers to cross the border between red and blue as he reported on United games. Death. Do not sell or share my personal information. He also had a [36], In the mid-1950s, the Manchester City manager Les McDowall introduced a new tactical system using a deep-lying centre-forward, which became known as the Revie Plan after Don Revie who played centre-forward. [4], In August 1933, he joined a new organisation, the Jungvolk, the junior section of the Hitler Youth. He admitted later that he had spent the last part of the match "in a kind of fog". Player name in full: Bernhard Carl Bert Trautmann. [55] Age had diminished his abilities, but his debut at Hereford United showed he still had the ability to draw crowds. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Trautmann resigned in 1966 following a disagreement with Bernard. Friar and Trautmann would eventually wed. On the pitch, he was becoming a star. Surely though, his mind drifted to his childhood friends, friends that barely made it to 20 - victims of the war. [38], Using the Revie Plan, Manchester City reached the 1955 FA Cup Final, in which Trautmann became the first German to play in an FA Cup final. His neck was noticeably crooked as he collected his winner's medal; three days later an X-ray revealed it to be broken. He was told there was no problem. The young Bernhard had a keen interest in sport, playing football, handball and vlkerball (a form of dodgeball). Manchester City F.C. He had not been home for long. Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann OBE was born in Bremen, Germany, on 22 October 1923. He would serve in the Luftwaffe as a paratrooper and fought on the Eastern Front. Over time, he turned around years of manipulation and eventually came to the realisation that Jewish people were just other human beings too. They had to forget the defeats that had betwixt the nation with the threat of an Allied invasion in Normandy that had been brewing since they had been driven off Dunkirk, and as each day pased, the idea became more and more plausible. [67], Media outlets have since recognised Trautmann's reputation. While visiting a PoW camp near Manchester at the end of WWII, Margaret Friar, daughter of the manager of the local football team, notices young German soldier Bert Trautmann. He was slender, handsome and an image of peak fitness. [46], Trautmann's convalescence took several months, resulting in him missing a large part of the 195657 season. An X-ray revealed he had dislocated five vertebrae, the second of which was cracked in two. Try again later. The following night, at a concert given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he met the Queen. We do interviews, we do features, we do reviews. But the pain wouldn't go away and so three days later he was back. Once downgraded to a "B" class prisoner of war and living beneath the barbed wire fences of Prisoner Camp 50, Trautmann's footballing career was born. Despite the terrible cruelties we suffered at the hands of the Germans, Altmann wrote, we would not try to punish an individual German, who is unconnected with these crimes, out of hatred. He was kept at various prisoner of war camps until eventually being moved to Prisoner of War Camp 50 in Ashton in Makerfield near St. Helens where he remained until 1948. The remarkable reconciliation tale of Bert Trautmann - and You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. In 1945, he was one of the few survivors of the Allied bombing of Kleve,[11] and decided to head home to Bremen. Save record. As the following season commenced, a number of League clubs showed interest in signing him. The decision to host that match at White Hart Lane was intriguing as Tottenham, more than anyone else in the league, had a Jewish fanbase and the stood firmly against the Nazi party and their views. After disappointment in the previous year's final, Trautmann was desperate to taste victory this time around, not just for him but everybody that had helped him restart life in England and repay the Manchester faithful for the forgiveness they showed him. Trautmann was in the Luftwaffe before becoming a prisoner of war. One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war, he was transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. [53] Trautmann captained a combined Manchester City and Manchester United XI that included Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, against an International XI that included Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews and Jimmy Armfield. To make matters worse, Trautmann was replacing the recently retired Frank Swift, one of the greatest goalkeepers in the clubs history. At 90 years old, Bert Trautmann height is 6' 1" (1.85 m) . The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Family members linked to this person will appear here. For goalkeepers of Trautmann's era, it was usual to kick the ball as far as possible downfield after making a save. [76] He was appointed an honorary OBE in 2004 for his work in Anglo-German relations,[77] and received the award at the British Embassy in Berlin, making him possibly the only person to have won an OBE and an Iron Cross. Trautmann played in the 1955 FA Cup final for City but they lost due to their inexperience, The German and his team-mates went back to Wembley again in 1956 and played Birmingham. And for Swift to be replaced by a man so distinctly European, so distinctly German, it seemed as though the blue side of Manchester was stuck in some kind of alternative history ripped straight from the pages of The Man in the High Castle where the plucky Brit was usurped by the young cocky German. The couple had three children, John, Mark and Stephen. He was previously married to Marlis, Margaret Friar and Ursula Van der Heyde. The family had already been forced to move out of their upper-middle-class estate in favour of a flat in working-class Bremen. The pressure eased slightly when left-back Eric Westwood publicly backed him, saying; Theres no war in this dressing room.. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [45] Three days later, he got a second opinion from a doctor at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker. It emerged three days later, after another appointment, that he had dislocated five vertebrae. The incredible story of Bert Trautmann has been immortalised in a new film and MailOnline has an exclusive first look at the first UK trailer. Trautmann Refused An Offer Of Repatriation And Following His Release In 1948 He Settled In Lancashire Combining Farm Work With Playing As Goalkeeper For Local Football Team St Helens Town. Failed to delete memorial. He would also go into the Jewish community over the years and speak to people so they could understand why he had done what he did: 'I asked if they had been in the same position, under a dictatorship, how they would have reacted? He was too young to see the sinister undertones of the Nazi's and saw an opportunity to play sport, to be a child, to have fun. 'Margaret didn't get over John, she had no interest in life any more,' Trautmann said in 2010. For the remaining time he defended his net, making a crucial interception to deny Murphy once more. Most of his friends would not live to see their 20s, let alone go on to become the first German to lift the FA Cup, but Trautmanns life was one of euphoric highs and traumatising lows. Try again later. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial at Maine Road in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000, though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000 with thousands locked outside. ', The official poster for the new film about Trautmann's life, which will hit UK cinemas on April 5, The film, called The Keeper, tells his story from being a prisoner of war to FA Cup glory, The film also tells the story of his relationship with Margaret, who he met at St Helens Town, Trautmann, pictured with Margaret and their son John in 1955, when he was settling in England. 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