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|birth_place=Munich, Germany

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'''~~[[Stark, Werner E. (36598320)|~~Werner E. Stark]]''' (1921 – 25 July 1995) was a ~~Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish)~~ who trained at Camp Ritchie in ~~class~~ 25 ~~and served with IPW Team 208~~.

'''Werner Erwin Stark''' (12 February 1921 – 25 July 1995) was a German-born United States Army counterintelligence officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]].

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== Biography ==

RB Werner Erwin Stark, February 12 1921~~, born~~ in Munich Germany, ~~was from~~ a Jewish family of textile merchants. ~~Together with~~ his older brother Walter, he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938~~. His~~ parents and sister ~~were able to join him shortly thereafter~~. ~~During World War Two, Stark~~ enlisted in the US Army and ~~was~~ trained in counterintelligence at ~~Fort~~ Ritchie~~, Maryland~~. ~~He served in~~ Europe ~~as one of the "Ritchie Boys."~~ Stark performed ~~a variety of~~ counterintelligence ~~tasks, including being dropped into Germany~~ under ~~a false~~ name. ~~According to a summary of an~~ oral history ~~Stark provided to~~ the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus~~, in Michigan, he~~ also ~~served "... as an~~ interpreter at the Nuremberg trials ~~of war criminals,~~ .~~.. [interrogated] the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, and [provided] surveillance of the former girlfriend of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, chief~~ of the ~~German Security Service as related to her associations with American army officers.". [[Stark,~~ Werner E. ~~(36598320)|Werner~~ Stark]] died July 25 1995 in Oakland Michigan~~. Attached are some photos of RB Stark, his CIC identification card, and naturalization certificate~~.

Werner Erwin Stark was born on 12 February 1921 in Munich, Germany, into a Jewish family of textile merchants. With his older brother Walter he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938; his parents and sister followed soon after. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, attended ASTP at the University of Illinois in November 1943 as a private first class, and trained in counterintelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 25).

In Europe Stark performed counterintelligence work that included operating under the cover name “Karl Werner.” An oral history summary at the Holocaust Memorial Center (Zekelman Family Campus) also associates him with interpreter duty at the Nuremberg trials and other postwar intelligence tasks. He later novelized aspects of his wartime experience in the manuscript ''Alias Karl Werner''. Stark died on 25 July 1995 in Oakland, Michigan.

== Research notes ==

* Mengele (Oral history)

* Jackie Odom (dau)

* Jim Burnstein

* 15th Army

* OCR (89%) of `5797157686972771.jpg` (gallery document)

* Interview candidate: Holocaust Memorial Center oral history (Michigan). Novel typescript birth year 1920 conflicts with 1921 folder/finding aid—use 1921. Brother Walter not linked (no clear roster page).

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== Timeline ==

* 12 February 1921 — Born in Munich, Germany.

* 1938 — Immigrated to the United States via France with brother Walter.

* November 1943 — ASTP, University of Illinois (Pfc).

* Class 25 — Counterintelligence training at Camp Ritchie.

* 1944–1945 — European counterintelligence service (cover name Karl Werner).

* 25 July 1995 — Died in Oakland, Michigan.

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== Sources ==

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

* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index] (lists Werner E. Stark — restricted use; not publicly streamable)

* [https://archives.cjh.org/repositories/5/resources/16767 Werner Erwin Stark Collection (Leo Baeck Institute / Center for Jewish History)]

* RB Archive Stark packet photographs and related PDFs

* Holocaust Memorial Center oral-history summary referenced in Stark packet notes

* RB Archive / USC Shoah Foundation–style finding-aid notes for Werner Erwin Stark papers (Alias Karl Werner manuscript)

* 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)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-23 (1 post)

* [[:File:5797157686972771.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5797157686972771.jpg]]

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Werner E. Stark for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stark, Werner E. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER E. STARK.doc)

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 |class_rank=Pfc
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+|nativity=Germany
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+|religion=Jewish
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 |class_display=25
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+|birth_place=Munich, Germany
-|death_place=Oakland Michigan
+|death_place=Oakland, Michigan
 |photo=5797157883639418.jpg
+|rank_final=Captain
+|birth_date=12 February 1921
+|alias=Karl Werner
 }}
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-'''[[Stark, Werner E. (36598320)|Werner E. Stark]]''' (1921 – 25 July 1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25 and served with IPW Team 208.
+'''Werner Erwin Stark''' (12 February 1921 &ndash; 25 July 1995) was a German-born United States Army counterintelligence officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]].
 </div>
 == Biography ==
-RB Werner Erwin Stark, February 12 1921, born in Munich Germany, was from a Jewish family of textile merchants. Together with his older brother Walter, he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938. His parents and sister were able to join him shortly thereafter. During World War Two, Stark enlisted in the US Army and was trained in counterintelligence at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. He served in Europe as one of the "Ritchie Boys." Stark performed a variety of counterintelligence tasks, including being dropped into Germany under a false name. According to a summary of an oral history Stark provided to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, in Michigan, he also served "... as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials of war criminals, ... [interrogated] the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, and [provided] surveillance of the former girlfriend of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, chief of the German Security Service as related to her associations with American army officers.". [[Stark, Werner E. (36598320)|Werner Stark]] died July 25 1995 in Oakland Michigan. Attached are some photos of RB Stark, his CIC identification card, and naturalization certificate.
+Werner Erwin Stark was born on 12 February 1921 in Munich, Germany, into a Jewish family of textile merchants. With his older brother Walter he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938; his parents and sister followed soon after. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, attended ASTP at the University of Illinois in November 1943 as a private first class, and trained in counterintelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 25).
+In Europe Stark performed counterintelligence work that included operating under the cover name “Karl Werner.” An oral history summary at the Holocaust Memorial Center (Zekelman Family Campus) also associates him with interpreter duty at the Nuremberg trials and other postwar intelligence tasks. He later novelized aspects of his wartime experience in the manuscript ''Alias Karl Werner''. Stark died on 25 July 1995 in Oakland, Michigan.
 == Research notes ==
 * Mengele (Oral history)
 * Jackie Odom (dau)
-* Jim Burnstein
 * 15th Army
+* OCR (89%) of `5797157686972771.jpg` (gallery document)
+* Interview candidate: Holocaust Memorial Center oral history (Michigan). Novel typescript birth year 1920 conflicts with 1921 folder/finding aid—use 1921. Brother Walter not linked (no clear roster page).
 == Gallery ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 12 February 1921 — Born in Munich, Germany.
+* 1938 — Immigrated to the United States via France with brother Walter.
+* November 1943 — ASTP, University of Illinois (Pfc).
+* Class 25 — Counterintelligence training at Camp Ritchie.
+* 1944–1945 — European counterintelligence service (cover name Karl Werner).
+* 25 July 1995 — Died in Oakland, Michigan.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index] (lists Werner E. Stark — restricted use; not publicly streamable)
+* [https://archives.cjh.org/repositories/5/resources/16767 Werner Erwin Stark Collection (Leo Baeck Institute / Center for Jewish History)]
+* RB Archive Stark packet photographs and related PDFs
+* Holocaust Memorial Center oral-history summary referenced in Stark packet notes
+* RB Archive / USC Shoah Foundation–style finding-aid notes for Werner Erwin Stark papers (Alias Karl Werner manuscript)
+* 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)
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-23 (1 post)
+* [[:File:5797157686972771.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5797157686972771.jpg]]
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Werner E. Stark for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stark, Werner E. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER E. STARK.doc)