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Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp (4 April 1880 – 30 May 1947) was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy who became the patriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Trapp was the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of World War I , [b] sinking 11 Allied merchant ships totaling 47,653 GRT and two Allied warships displacing 12,641 tons ...
Mar 2, 2015 · Unlike in the film when they wed as the Nazis were taking control of Austria in 1938, 47-year-old Georg von Trapp and 22-year-old Maria wed more than a decade earlier on November 26, 1927. 5...
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.
Dec 1, 2023 · The musical von Trapp family fled Austria during the Nazi occupation in 1938 and later settled in Vermont. They inspired the 1965 movie ‘The Sound of Music.’
For other uses, see The Sound of Music (disambiguation). The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
Georg Ritter von Trapp. Georg Ritter von Trapp was born on April 4th, 1880, in Zara (now Zadar), Croatia, then still part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. His father was a navy captain. He wanted to embark on a navy career as well and attended the Royal Naval Academy in Fiume (now Rijeka). In 1910, he met Agathe Whitehead at a ball.
Mar 20, 2020 · Baron Georg von Trapp was a 46-year-old decorated war hero who had retired from the navy after World War I.
