Springbok Boxer Was In German Army
(Rec. 10 a.m.) PRETORIA, Dec. 16. A German parachutist captured in North Africa was witness at the trial of Robey Leibrandt and six others charged with treason. Leibrandt represented South Africa as a heavyweight boxer at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. A German parachutist, who was flown to Pretoria to give evidence, said he recognised Leibrandt, who had been a lance-corporal in his division in Germany in 1940-41. Much of the parachutist's evidence was given in secret.
The Crown alleges that Leibrandt was sent from Germany to South Africa in a U-boat with large sums of money and radio equipment for organising a rebellion against the South African Government.
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Northern Advocate, 17 December 1942, Page 2
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