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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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). | 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 ([[:Category:Class 25|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. | 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. | ||
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* 1938 — Immigrated to the United States via France with brother Walter. | * 1938 — Immigrated to the United States via France with brother Walter. | ||
* November 1943 — ASTP, University of Illinois (Pfc). | * November 1943 — ASTP, University of Illinois (Pfc). | ||
* 1944–1945 — European counterintelligence service (cover name Karl Werner). | * 1944–1945 — European counterintelligence service (cover name Karl Werner). | ||
* 25 July 1995 — Died in Oakland, Michigan. | * 25 July 1995 — Died in Oakland, Michigan. | ||
* Class 25 — Counterintelligence training at Camp Ritchie. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [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 | * RB Archive Stark packet photographs and related PDFs | ||
* Holocaust Memorial Center oral-history summary referenced in Stark packet notes | * Holocaust Memorial Center oral-history summary referenced in Stark packet notes | ||