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|death_date=26 November 2024

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|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey~~, U.S.~~

|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey

|branch=United States Army

|years_of_service=1943–1946

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== Biography ==

Victor ~~Bromberg~~ was born in Berlin on November ~~11,~~ 1923, into a ~~well-to-do~~ Russian-Jewish family that had fled ~~Russia at the outbreak of~~ the Russian Revolution and settled in ~~Leipzig. Brombert, also known as Bromberg was born in 1923, with nativity listed as~~ Germany~~, Jewish. He worked as dental laboratory assistant. He taught at Yale University and Princeton University, becoming Princeton's Henry Putnam University Professor~~. After the war, Brombert studied at Yale University, where he received a B.A. And Europe: the University of California (Berkeley); Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; New York University; the University of Colorado; the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, ~~Italy);~~ the ~~Collège de~~ France (Paris~~); the University of Bologna; the University of Puerto Rico~~. ~~Roster notes also show enlisted at~~ New York City New York; education listed as 1 year of college; civilian occupation listed as Laboratory technicians and assistants. Victor Henri Brombert (né Bromberg; November 11, 1923 – November 26, 2024) was an American scholar of 19th and 20th century literature. Brombert was a visiting professor at many universities in the U.S.

Victor Brombert was born Victor Bromberg in Berlin on 11 November 1923 into a Russian-Jewish family that had fled the Russian Revolution and settled in Germany. After Hitler came to power in 1933, the family moved to France, and Paris became his home. In 1941 he and his parents left for New York.

~~On 4 November 1943~~, Brombert ~~attended Started Special Graduate Training Class #1 MII French~~.

Drafted into the U.S. Army, he trained at Camp Ritchie as an interrogator in French and German. He landed in Normandy about two days after D-Day, fought in France, and was present for the liberation of Paris. He later served in the Hürtgen Forest fighting. After Germany’s surrender he worked as an interpreter and interrogator in denazification work before leaving the army at the end of 1946.

After the war Brombert studied at Yale University and became a scholar of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, teaching at Yale and Princeton and serving as Princeton’s Henry Putnam University Professor.

== Research notes ==

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* 2nd Armd

* Fr 423

* 11/11/1923-a

* Professor Emeritus, Princeton

* Author,

* Trains of Thought

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

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Brombert, Victor (32906913).jpg|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)

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== Technical record ==

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* Born 11 November 1923 in Germany. Parents were Jews from Russia (original name Bromberg).

* 1933 — Family moved from Germany to France; Paris became his home.

* 1941 — Emigrated with his parents to New York.

* 15 December 1943 — Promoted from Pvt to M/Sgt.

* 23 August 1943 — Assigned to Company F at Camp Ritchie.

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* 30 September 1944 — MII Team 423 placed on 30-day duty with CIC Detachment 417 (Major Wilson).

* Fall 1944 — Assigned to 28th Infantry Division (“The Bloody Bucket”).

* June 1944 — Landed in Normandy about two days after D-Day.

* 25 June 1945 — Brombert is assigned to MII Team 438-G (attached to HQ, 15th Army) for duty.

* ~~Born 11 November 2023 in Germany. Parents were Jews from Russia (original name Bromberg)~~.

* Late 1946 — Left the Army and returned to the United States.

* Division) consisted of 2nd Lt. Buteau, 2nd Lt. Marks, M/Sgt Fluchere, S/Sgt.

* S. citizen in Hagerstown.

* with 28th Inf. Division.

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* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Victor H. Brombert for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Brombert, Victor H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: VICTOR BROMBERT (2021).doc)

* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_brombert.html The Ritchie Boys: Victor Brombert]

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

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 == Biography ==
-Victor Bromberg was born in Berlin on November 11, 1923, into a well-to-do Russian-Jewish family that had fled Russia at the outbreak of the Russian Revolution and settled in Leipzig. Brombert, also known as Bromberg was born in 1923, with nativity listed as Germany, Jewish. He worked as dental laboratory assistant. He taught at Yale University and Princeton University, becoming Princeton's Henry Putnam University Professor. After the war, Brombert studied at Yale University, where he received a B.A. And Europe: the University of California (Berkeley); Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; New York University; the University of Colorado; the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy); the Collège de France (Paris); the University of Bologna; the University of Puerto Rico. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 1 year of college; civilian occupation listed as Laboratory technicians and assistants. Victor Henri Brombert (né Bromberg; November 11, 1923 – November 26, 2024) was an American scholar of 19th and 20th century literature. Brombert was a visiting professor at many universities in the U.S.
+Victor Brombert was born Victor Bromberg in Berlin on 11 November 1923 into a Russian-Jewish family that had fled the Russian Revolution and settled in Germany. After Hitler came to power in 1933, the family moved to France, and Paris became his home. In 1941 he and his parents left for New York.
-On 4 November 1943, Brombert attended Started Special Graduate Training Class #1 MII French.
+Drafted into the U.S. Army, he trained at Camp Ritchie as an interrogator in French and German. He landed in Normandy about two days after D-Day, fought in France, and was present for the liberation of Paris. He later served in the Hürtgen Forest fighting. After Germany’s surrender he worked as an interpreter and interrogator in denazification work before leaving the army at the end of 1946.
+After the war Brombert studied at Yale University and became a scholar of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, teaching at Yale and Princeton and serving as Princeton’s Henry Putnam University Professor.
 == Research notes ==
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 * 2nd Armd
 * Fr 423
-* 11/11/1923-a
 * Professor Emeritus, Princeton
 * Author,
 * Trains of Thought
-* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source])
 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
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+<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
+Brombert, Victor (32906913).jpg|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)
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 == Technical record ==
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+* Born 11 November 1923 in Germany. Parents were Jews from Russia (original name Bromberg).
+* 1933 — Family moved from Germany to France; Paris became his home.
+* 1941 — Emigrated with his parents to New York.
 * 15 December 1943 — Promoted from Pvt to M/Sgt.
 * 23 August 1943 — Assigned to Company F at Camp Ritchie.
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 * 30 September 1944 — MII Team 423 placed on 30-day duty with CIC Detachment 417 (Major Wilson).
 * Fall 1944 — Assigned to 28th Infantry Division (“The Bloody Bucket”).
+* June 1944 — Landed in Normandy about two days after D-Day.
 * 25 June 1945 — Brombert is assigned to MII Team 438-G (attached to HQ, 15th Army) for duty.
-* Born 11 November 2023 in Germany. Parents were Jews from Russia (original name Bromberg).
+* Late 1946 — Left the Army and returned to the United States.
 * Division) consisted of 2nd Lt. Buteau, 2nd Lt. Marks, M/Sgt Fluchere, S/Sgt.
 * S. citizen in Hagerstown.
 * with 28th Inf. Division.
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 * Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Victor H. Brombert for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
 * Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Brombert, Victor H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: VICTOR BROMBERT (2021).doc)
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_brombert.html The Ritchie Boys: Victor Brombert]
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/brombert.jpg)