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Apr 11, 2022 · After settling in the US with the rest of their family, Rupert and Werner von Trapp, the eldest sons, enlisted in the US Army. In 1943, they were assigned to the 101st Infantry Battalion, composed primarily of Austrian-Americans and Austrian nationals.
Dec 13, 2014 · LITTLE COMPTON — Rupert von Trapp was frustrated and heartsick in October 1946, when he rode the bus to Swansea. At the age of 35, he was trying to return to his dream of becoming a...
Dec 6, 2022 · The Real von Trapps. Georg von Trapp, born in 1880, became a national hero as a captain in the Austrian navy during World War I. He commanded submarines with valor and received the title of "Ritter" (knight), and later baron, as a reward for his heroic accomplishments.
Mar 1, 2015 · In real life the oldest von Trapp child was Rupert but in the film it's a girl, sixteen-year-old Liesl who falls in love with the boy who delivers telegrams, Rolfe.
Feb 6, 2015 · Read the extended version of an interview with Johannes von Trapp, from the new LIFE book about 'The Sound of Music'
Dec 21, 2020 · The ongoing debate around development and natural preservation in Vermont was alive and well in 1967 when Johannes von Trapp took down all signs advertising the Trapp Family Lodge.
Years after the film. Rupert (born in 1911) practiced as a medical doctor until the mid-80s and died at the age of 80. He had six children. Agathe (born in 1913) lived near Baltimore, Maryland and was working for a kindergarden. She died at the age of 97 years in December 2010.
