Hans Stuck

: This article is about the father; for the son, see Hans Joachim Stuck.

Personal life

Stuck was born in Warsaw, although there is some uncertainty about his birth year, which some claimed to have been 1890 or 1895. Although his parents were of Swiss ancestry, they had moved to Germany by the time Stuck was born, and he grew up there.

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Warsaw - 1890 - 1895 - Germany

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He was called up for military service in World War I in 1917. In 1918, his older brother Walter was killed, along with Walter's commanding officer; as a result, Stuck me the commander's sister, Ellen Hahndorff, and they were married in 1922. After several years, Stuck's involvement in the fast life off the track as well as on caused them to split up and divorce.

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World War I - 1917 - 1918

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In 1931, he met Paula von Reznicek, a famous tennis player; they were married in 1932. The fact that she had a Jewish grandfather caused Stuck some problems with the rise of the Nazis, but his personal relationship with Hitler saved him from serious trouble.

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1932 - Nazi

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In 1939, he met Christa Thielmann, at that point engaged to Paula's youngest brother. Stuck and Paula divorced in 1948, and he married Christa that year. Their son, Hans Joachim, was born in 1951.

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1948 - 1951

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