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Joe Louis and Max Schmeling Schmeling (right) fighting Mickey Walker, 1932
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Max Schmeling: References & Edit History

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  • Florin Ion

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Joe Louis-Max Schmeling Fight--Clem McCarthy, announcer (June 22, 1938). Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Joe v Max. Dec 06, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Europeana - Max Schmeling: the first German world heavyweight boxing champion. Aug 09, 2024
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Hitler’s Favorite Boxer Fought Joe Louis Twice—and Became His Lifelong Friend. Jun 13, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Independent - Max Schmeling. Apr 05, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The late Max Schmeling was a sports icon and a gentleman. Jan 10, 2024
Add new Web site: The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation - Max Schmeling: Aryan champ, savior of Jews. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation - Max Schmeling: Aryan champ, savior of Jews. Jul 14, 2023
Links added. May 24, 2023
Added photograph. Oct 24, 2012
In the second paragraph, changed "Sates" to "States." Dec 06, 2010
Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Max Schmeling. Sep 25, 2008
Media added. Sep 25, 2007
Article revised. Nov 10, 2005
Article revised. Feb 01, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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