Gustav Schwarzenegger
| Gustav Schwarzenegger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 August 1907 Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 13 December 1972 (aged 65) Weiz, Steiermark, Austria |
| Allegiance |
 Austria (1930-1937) Nazi Germany (1939-1944) |
| Service/branch | Army(1939-1944) |
| Years of service | 1930-37, 1939-44 |
| Rank | Hauptfeldwebel |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross Second Class Wound Badge (or Eastern Front Medal) |
| Relations |
Aurelia Jadrny (1945–1972)
|
| Other work | Gendarmerie commandant, postal inspector |
Aurelia Jadrny (1945–1972)
Gustav Schwarzenegger (17 August 1907 – 13 December 1972) was an Austrian police chief (Gendarmeriekommandant), postal inspector and a senior non-commissioned military police officer. He was the father of bodybuilder, Hollywood star and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Gustav Schwarzenegger was born in Austria-Hungary, the son of Cecelia (née Hinterleitner) and Karl Schwarzenegger. He married war widow Aurelia Jadrny (29 July 1922 – 2 August 1998) on 5 October 1945, in Mürzsteg, Steiermark, Austria. He died in Weiz, Steiermark, Austria at the age of 65, where he had been transferred as a policeman. He is buried in Weiz Cemetery, Weiz, Steiermark, Austria. Aurelia Jadrny Schwarzenegger died of a heart attack at the age of 76 while visiting Weiz Cemetery in 1998 and she is buried next to her husband.
He was a sportsman and loved music. His son, Arnold Schwarzenegger, stated in the film Pumping Iron that he did not attend his father's funeral, but later retracted this, explaining that it was a story he had appropriated from a boxer to make it appear as though he could prevent his personal life from interfering with his athletic training. News reports about Gustav's Nazi links first surfaced in 1990, at which time Arnold asked the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an organization he had long supported, to research his father's past. The Center found Gustav's army records and Nazi party membership, but did not uncover any connection to war crimes or the paramilitary organization, the Schutzstaffel (SS). Media interest resurfaced when Arnold ran for Governor of California in the 2003 recall election.
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