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|death_date=7 September 2010

|birth_place=Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany)

|death_place=Charlottesville~~, Virginia, United States~~

|death_place=Charlottesville

|education=Wayne State University; Columbia University (BA)

|occupation=Chairman, Metromedia

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== Biography ==

~~John W.~~ Kluge ~~trained at Camp Ritchie~~ and ~~served~~ in ~~military intelligence~~.

Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.

~~A 2015 article in ''Rubrica Contemporanea'' (Vol. 8)~~, a journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona — Simona Tobia, "Close Encounters: The Role of Culture in Interrogation and Questioning in the Second World War" — describes interrogation methods taught in the United Kingdom and at Camp Ritchie, and the effectiveness of using emigres from Germany and other Axis-occupied countries to gather human intelligence (HUMINT) by interrogating captured soldiers near the front. ~~The article discusses the work of Ritchie Boys including John Kluge and [[Miller~~, ~~Gerd (38145590)|Gerd Miller]]~~.

John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.

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On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.

~~The timeline research also records Economics from Columbia University~~, ~~after getting a~~. ~~University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship. Worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. Kluge~~, John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). ~~4/15/1943 Returned~~ to ~~Camp Ritchie~~. mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau. ~~When~~ his ~~father died in~~. When his father died in World War I, his~~. World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau~~.

He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). John Werner Kluge (September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He had homes in New Rochelle, New York, Virginia and Palm Beach, Florida with his fourth wife, Maria Tussi Kluge, at the time of his death in 2010.

She took out $65 million in loans and mortgaged the mansion to finance production expansion and a related real-estate venture, but defaulted and declared bankruptcy in 2011. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. He was of Scots-Irish, English, and German heritage.

During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Kluge was a collector of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, and owned works by prominent artists including Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Kluge was married four times.

His first wife was Theodora Thomson Townsend, his second was Yolanda Galardo Zucco, his third was Patricia Maureen Rose, and his fourth was Maria Tussi Kuttner. Kluge had three children, Joseph (whom he adopted), Samantha (with Zucco) and John Jr. He also had three step children who remained a part of his life until his death: Diane, Jeannette Brophy and Peter Lockwood Townsend.

8, a Journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.

When his father died in World War I, his.

== Research notes ==

* Also Class 5 OB MIRS

* Metromedia owner; billionaire philanthropist

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

== Technical record ==

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* 9/21/1914 ~~Born~~ in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.

* Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.

* 3/2/1942 ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).

* 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).

* 6/12/1943 Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).

* 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.

* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.

* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).

* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.

* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.

* Interrogated POWs, including officers who were fearful of being turned over to Russian military. Also interrogated German Generals. Collected information on German Order of Battle for future editions of the Red Book (written at the Pentagon). Information obtained by Fairbrook, Kober and others would be brought to Kluge’s attention and then provided to....

* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.

* Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in California.

* Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in.

* Promoted to Capt.

* Unit in Aleutian Islands.

* When his father died in World War I, his.

* When his father died in.

* World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

* mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

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 |death_date=7 September 2010
 |birth_place=Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany)
-|death_place=Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
+|death_place=Charlottesville
 |education=Wayne State University; Columbia University (BA)
 |occupation=Chairman, Metromedia
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 == Biography ==
-John W. Kluge trained at Camp Ritchie and served in military intelligence.
+Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.
-A 2015 article in ''Rubrica Contemporanea'' (Vol. 8), a journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona — Simona Tobia, "Close Encounters: The Role of Culture in Interrogation and Questioning in the Second World War" — describes interrogation methods taught in the United Kingdom and at Camp Ritchie, and the effectiveness of using emigres from Germany and other Axis-occupied countries to gather human intelligence (HUMINT) by interrogating captured soldiers near the front. The article discusses the work of Ritchie Boys including John Kluge and [[Miller, Gerd (38145590)|Gerd Miller]].
+John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.
-<!-- Dan Gross timeline enrichment -->
+On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.
-The timeline research also records Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship. Worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. Kluge, John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). 4/15/1943 Returned to Camp Ritchie. mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau. When his father died in. When his father died in World War I, his. World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). John Werner Kluge (September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He had homes in New Rochelle, New York, Virginia and Palm Beach, Florida with his fourth wife, Maria Tussi Kluge, at the time of his death in 2010.
+She took out $65 million in loans and mortgaged the mansion to finance production expansion and a related real-estate venture, but defaulted and declared bankruptcy in 2011. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. He was of Scots-Irish, English, and German heritage.
+During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Kluge was a collector of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, and owned works by prominent artists including Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Kluge was married four times.
+His first wife was Theodora Thomson Townsend, his second was Yolanda Galardo Zucco, his third was Patricia Maureen Rose, and his fourth was Maria Tussi Kuttner. Kluge had three children, Joseph (whom he adopted), Samantha (with Zucco) and John Jr. He also had three step children who remained a part of his life until his death: Diane, Jeannette Brophy and Peter Lockwood Townsend.
+, a Journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
+When his father died in World War I, his.
 == Research notes ==
 * Also Class 5 OB MIRS
 * Metromedia owner; billionaire philanthropist
-* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).
 == Technical record ==
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-* 9/21/1914 Born in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.
+* Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.
-* 3/2/1942 ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).
+* 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).
-* 6/12/1943 Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).
+* 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
-* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.
+* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).
-* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.
+* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.
-* Interrogated POWs, including officers who were fearful of being turned over to Russian military. Also interrogated German Generals. Collected information on German Order of Battle for future editions of the Red Book (written at the Pentagon). Information obtained by Fairbrook, Kober and others would be brought to Kluge’s attention and then provided to....
+* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.
 * Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in California.
 * Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in.
 * Promoted to Capt.
 * Unit in Aleutian Islands.
+* When his father died in World War I, his.
+* When his father died in.
+* World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+* mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
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