Heinz-Rudolf Cranz (2 September 1918 â 22 June 1941) was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.
He was born in Uccle, Belgium and died in RÃ³à ¼aniec, Przemyà Âl Voivodeship. He was the younger brother of Christl Cranz.
In 1936 he finished sixth in the alpine skiing combined event.
Only a few months after his last German National in 1941 Cranz was killed-in-action during World War II on his first day of battle on the Russian campaign in Rosaniec (Poland), where he served as a corporal in an Alpine division.