Fritz Oehme , circus elephant trainer in Switzerland Born 1898-09-26 in Germany dead 1971-11-08 in Switzerland . 1930: Fritz Oehme was a famous elephant trainer of the circus Sarrasani during the thirties and fourties. 1944: 11 elephants, 1 hippo and 1 school horse went to National Circus Gebr. Knie from the Sarrasani together with Fritz Oehme trainer. Names: The 11 elephant bought by Knie from Sarrasani were: Menta, Tony, Rani, Herta, Punchy, Claudia, Maundy, Contess, Mary, Tarka and Frieda.
