The two von Trapp brothers from ‘The Sound of Music’ served in the 10th Mountain during WWII
Miguel Ortiz
Posted On March 02, 2022 11:48:53
The Trapp Family Singers are one of the best known families in America, and perhaps the world, for their depiction in the classic film The Sound of Music. While the von Trapps served as the inspiration for the film, many of the details and aspects of their lives were changed for the purpose of making an entertaining movie. For example, the von Trapps were already a musically-inclined family before Maria’s arrival. Additionally, the family did not flee Austria for Switzerland by foot. Rather, they took a train to Italy and then a boat to New York. This is how the two von Trapp brothers ended up serving in the US Army during WWII.
Born on November 1, 1911, Rupert Georg von Trapp was the firstborn child and eldest son of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. His younger brother, Werner, was born on December 21, 1915. They are portrayed by Friedrich and Kurt in The Sound of Music, respectively. The boys grew up with their five sisters in Zell Am See in the former Austria-Hungary. Their mother died of scarlet fever in 1922 and the family moved to Salzburg-Aigen in 1925.
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