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== Biography ==

Werner T. Angress ~~(1920–2010)~~ was ~~a German-~~born ~~Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie~~ in ~~class 11 and served with IPW Team 45~~. ~~His memoir ''Witness~~ to the ~~Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin~~ to the U.S. Army. ~~Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]]~~.

Werner Angress was born in Berlin in 1920. In 1937 his family fled to the Netherlands, and about two years later he emigrated to the United States with a group of friends. He joined the U.S. Army in 1941. After infantry service he was sent to Camp Ritchie in 1943—where trainees joked that MITC stood for “Military Institute of Total Confusion”—then to England with an airborne assignment.

He parachuted into France ~~on D-Day~~ with the 82nd Airborne Division~~, was captured~~ and ~~held as a~~ prisoner ~~of war,~~ later ~~jumped~~ into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. ~~He received~~ the ~~Purple Heart~~ and the ~~Bronze Star~~.

On D-Day night he parachuted into France with the 82nd Airborne Division despite never having jumped before; after a misdrop he evaded capture for nine days before he and other lost GIs were betrayed and taken prisoner. He concealed his identity and was liberated about two weeks later. He later parachuted into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme.

On Mother’s Day in 1945 he was reunited in Amsterdam with his mother and two younger brothers, who had survived in hiding; his father, arrested in 1941, had been killed in Auschwitz. In fall 1945 he returned to the United States, studied at university, and later became a professor of history at Berkeley and then at Stony Brook. He later published the memoir ''Invisible Ink''.

== Research notes ==

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* Historian, SUNY Professor

* Author, "Between Fear and Hope"

* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).

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== Timeline ==

* Born 27 June 1920 in Berlin son of Henry and Henny Angress (Jewish).

* 1937 — Family fled to the Netherlands.

* c. 1939 — Emigrated to the United States.

* 1941 — Joined the U.S. Army; father arrested (later killed in Auschwitz).

* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.

* 23 October 1943 — Graduated Class 11 (German Document Examiner).

* 25 August 1943 — Entered Class 11.

* 11 December 1944 — Promoted to T/Sgt per Special Order F-88.

* 11 November 1944 — Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims).

* 13 December 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.

* 13 December 1944.

* 16 December 1944 — Unit moved to the Ardennes.

* 27 June 1944 — Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.

* 28 June 1944 — Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.

* 9 September 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).

* Fall 1945 — Returned to the United States.

* March 1945 — IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).

* Mother’s Day 1945 — Reunited with mother and brothers in Amsterdam.

* Assigned to IPW Team 45 attached to 82nd Airborne Division consisting of.

* Awards: Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman Badge.

* Division).

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data

* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records

* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-22 (1 post)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-06-29 (3 posts)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Werner T. Angress for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Angress, Werner T. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER T. ANGRESS (2021).doc)

* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_angress.html The Ritchie Boys: Werner Angress]

* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/camp_life.html The Ritchie Boys film site — Life in Camp Ritchie (Werner Angress MITC quote)]

* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie]] (Bauer film excerpts)

* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/angress.jpg)

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 |confidence=high
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 |overseas=Y
+|birth_place=Berlin, Germany
+|rank_final=Colonel
+|awards=Purple Heart
+|awards_grid=Purple Heart
+|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Purple_Heart_ribbon.png
+|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Purple_Heart_ribbon.png
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 == Biography ==
-Werner T. Angress (1920–2010) was a German-born Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45. His memoir ''Witness to the Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin to the U.S. Army. Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]].
+Werner Angress was born in Berlin in 1920. In 1937 his family fled to the Netherlands, and about two years later he emigrated to the United States with a group of friends. He joined the U.S. Army in 1941. After infantry service he was sent to Camp Ritchie in 1943—where trainees joked that MITC stood for “Military Institute of Total Confusion”—then to England with an airborne assignment.
-He parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, later jumped into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
+On D-Day night he parachuted into France with the 82nd Airborne Division despite never having jumped before; after a misdrop he evaded capture for nine days before he and other lost GIs were betrayed and taken prisoner. He concealed his identity and was liberated about two weeks later. He later parachuted into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme.
+On Mother’s Day in 1945 he was reunited in Amsterdam with his mother and two younger brothers, who had survived in hiding; his father, arrested in 1941, had been killed in Auschwitz. In fall 1945 he returned to the United States, studied at university, and later became a professor of history at Berkeley and then at Stony Brook. He later published the memoir ''Invisible Ink''.
 == Research notes ==
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 * Historian, SUNY Professor
 * Author, "Between Fear and Hope"
-* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).
 == Gallery ==
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 4323949004293654.jpg
 4323984584290096.jpg
+Angress, Werner (33043440).jpg|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)
 </gallery>
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* Born 27 June 1920 in Berlin son of Henry and Henny Angress (Jewish).
+* 1937 — Family fled to the Netherlands.
+* c. 1939 — Emigrated to the United States.
+* 1941 — Joined the U.S. Army; father arrested (later killed in Auschwitz).
+* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
+* 23 October 1943 — Graduated Class 11 (German Document Examiner).
+* 25 August 1943 — Entered Class 11.
+* 11 December 1944 — Promoted to T/Sgt per Special Order F-88.
+* 11 November 1944 — Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims).
+* 13 December 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.
+* 13 December 1944.
+* 16 December 1944 — Unit moved to the Ardennes.
+* 27 June 1944 — Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.
+* 28 June 1944 — Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.
+* 9 September 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).
+* Fall 1945 — Returned to the United States.
+* March 1945 — IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).
+* Mother’s Day 1945 — Reunited with mother and brothers in Amsterdam.
+* Assigned to IPW Team 45 attached to 82nd Airborne Division consisting of.
+* Awards: Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman Badge.
+* Division).
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
+* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-22 (1 post)
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-06-29 (3 posts)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Werner T. Angress for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Angress, Werner T. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER T. ANGRESS (2021).doc)
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_angress.html The Ritchie Boys: Werner Angress]
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/camp_life.html The Ritchie Boys film site — Life in Camp Ritchie (Werner Angress MITC quote)]
+* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie]] (Bauer film excerpts)
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/angress.jpg)