Max Schmeling
Chronology
| 1905 | Born in Uckermark, Germany, on September 28 |
| 1924 | Turns professional on August 2 |
| 1933 | Marries Polish-born actress Anny Ondra |
| 1938 | Shelters teenaged sons of David Levin during Kristallnacht |
| 1940 | Drafted into Wehrmacht as a private |
| 1941 | Parachutes into war-torn Crete |
| 1947 | Returns to boxing |
| 1954 | Returns to America, visiting grave of Joe Jacobs in New York |
| 1957 | Buys Coca-Cola dealership in Hamburg-Wandsbek |
| 1981 | Helps to pay for costs of Joe Louis's funeral |
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