Austrian sprinter and Nazi officer (1911–1976)
Felix Rinner
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| Nationality | Austrian |
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| Born | (1911-01-06)6 January 1911 |
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| Died | 2 April 1976(1976-04-02) (aged 65) |
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| Sport | Sprinting |
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| Event | 200 metres |
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Felix Rinner (6 January 1911 – 2 April 1976) was an Austrian sprinter and an officer of the Austrian SS.
Biography
Rinner finished third behind Godfrey Rampling in the 440 yards event at the 1931 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Rinner competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[4] Rinner was a ten time national champion across four different sprint events in the 1930s.[5]
When Austria was annexed by Germany, on March 11, 1938, he led a command of 40 armed SS men who forced their way in and occupied the Austrian Federal Chancellery.[6][7][8]
In 1941 Rinner was a member of the Austrian SS (Obersturmbannführer) to the SS Panzergrenadier Division “Viking”, was Adjutant to SS leader Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903-1946, executed by hanging in Berlin for being a major perpetrator of the Holocaust), the commander of the entire Austrian SS, and was involved in the organization of the Gestapo in Austria.[9][10] From 1945 to 1947 Rinner was interned by the Americans.[9]
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