Dr. Otto
Brügelmann
Male
Germany
1885-07-12
Koln , Germany
Otto Brügelmann was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Brügelmann and Marie Luise Brügelmann (née Königs). Then as now, the Brügelmann family owned a large textile manufacturing and retail company in Cologne. Although Otto Brügelmann obtained a doctorate in law, he later joined the family business. He was present on the night of 30/31 May 1942 when the British Royal Air Force dropped more than 1,000 bombs, incendiary devices, etc. on Cologne. This was the first time more than 1,000 such devices had ever been dropped on a single target.
Otto Brügelmann subsequently wrote a report in which he described the extent of the destruction in the centre of Cologne, in particular the effects the bombardment had on his family’s business premises in the historic Mühlengasse/Altermarkt/Neugasse area of the city. Fortunately, thanks to his efforts and to those of some of the company’s staff, they were able to put out some of the resultant fires and to save a large number of goods and other material. Otto Brügelmann’s report of the night in question can be read here (in German): https://gw.geneanet.org/rijacobs?n=brugelmann&oc=&p=otto
1908 - 1924
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5
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1924 - Grindelwald International (Amateur)
Final
Dr. Otto Brügelmann 1 *
Mr. Letherington
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Round 1
Adolf Hammacher 1 *
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Otto Von Muller 1 *
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Dr. Otto Brügelmann 1 *
Eugène Jean Roger (Jean) Porée
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Max Decugis 1 *
Dr. Otto Brügelmann
6-1
6-2