Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
Scmelling getting bombed by Louis in the first. Then being told your new position is on the front line in Russia, lovely jubbley. Bet he felt great. Even so he survived and won an Iron Cross not a bad comeback
Yeah ... good call Scrap.

Schmeling was one of the good guys, wasn't he. He persisted with his Jewish manager even through the Nazi years. Never joined the Party. Iron Cross for gallantry during the Crete landings with an elite paratrooper regiment, that eh did not volunteer for. After the war, became a successful businessman with Coca-Cola and ended up paying Joe Louis's hospital bills years later.