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'''~~[[Trefousse, Hans L. (01590860)|~~Hans L. Trefousse]]''' (18 December 1921 – 8 January 2010) was a Frankfurt-born Ritchie Boy (Class 8) who landed with the 116th Infantry on D-Day and later became a Civil War historian at Brooklyn College.

'''Hans Louis Trefousse''' (18 December 1921 – 8 January 2010) was a Frankfurt-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 8|Class 8]]) who landed with the 116th Infantry on D-Day and later became a Civil War historian at Brooklyn College.

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== Biography ==

Hans L. Trefousse was born on 18 December 1921 in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of a German Jewish physician and World War I veteran. The family left Germany in 1936. He graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in history on 16 May 1942 and enlisted in the Army on 17 May 1943.

Hans Louis Trefousse was born on 18 December 1921 in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of a German Jewish physician and World War I veteran. The family left Germany in 1936. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from City College of New York with a B.A. in history on 16 May 1942 and enlisted in the Army on 17 May 1943.

Fluent in German, French, and English, he trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 8), was commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps, and was attached to the 116th Infantry Regiment for the Normandy landings. As an IPW interrogator he served through the liberation of Paris and later campaigns; he received the Bronze Star.

Fluent in German, French, and English, he trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 8|Class 8]]), was commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps, and was attached to the 116th Infantry Regiment for the Normandy landings. As an IPW interrogator he served through the liberation of Paris and later campaigns; near Leipzig he saved hundreds of lives by arguing for eleven hours with a German commander holding out with many troops until he agreed to surrender, and near Wurzen he persuaded the crew of a German Hummel self-propelled gun to surrender. He received the Bronze Star.

After the war Trefousse became a leading Civil War ~~scholar~~, teaching at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998 (later professor emeritus) and at the CUNY Graduate Center, and ~~appearing~~ as a CNN analyst. He died on 8 January 2010 on Staten Island.

After the war Trefousse studied history at Columbia University on the G.I. Bill, receiving his M.A. in 1947 and Ph.D. in 1950, and two years later married Rachelle Friedlander. He became a leading scholar of the Civil War and Reconstruction, teaching at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998 (later professor emeritus) and at the CUNY Graduate Center. The author of more than twenty books, including ''German and American Neutrality, 1939–1941'' (1951), biographies of Benjamin F. Wade, Benjamin Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson, and Rutherford B. Hayes, and ''The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice'' (1969), he appeared as a CNN analyst and drew media attention during the impeachment of Bill Clinton for his comparisons with Andrew Johnson's impeachment. He died on 8 January 2010 on Staten Island.

== Research notes ==

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* 6 June 1944 onward — 116th Infantry / IPW; Normandy and later ETO; Bronze Star.

* 1950–1998 — Brooklyn College history faculty; CUNY Graduate Center; Civil War scholarship.

* 1950 — Ph.D., Columbia University.

* 1969 — Published ''The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice''.

* 8 January 2010 — Died, Staten Island, New York.

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-'''[[Trefousse, Hans L. (01590860)|Hans L. Trefousse]]''' (18 December 1921 – 8 January 2010) was a Frankfurt-born Ritchie Boy (Class 8) who landed with the 116th Infantry on D-Day and later became a Civil War historian at Brooklyn College.
+'''Hans Louis Trefousse''' (18 December 1921 – 8 January 2010) was a Frankfurt-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 8|Class 8]]) who landed with the 116th Infantry on D-Day and later became a Civil War historian at Brooklyn College.
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 == Biography ==
-Hans L. Trefousse was born on 18 December 1921 in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of a German Jewish physician and World War I veteran. The family left Germany in 1936. He graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in history on 16 May 1942 and enlisted in the Army on 17 May 1943.
+Hans Louis Trefousse was born on 18 December 1921 in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of a German Jewish physician and World War I veteran. The family left Germany in 1936. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from City College of New York with a B.A. in history on 16 May 1942 and enlisted in the Army on 17 May 1943.
-Fluent in German, French, and English, he trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 8), was commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps, and was attached to the 116th Infantry Regiment for the Normandy landings. As an IPW interrogator he served through the liberation of Paris and later campaigns; he received the Bronze Star.
+Fluent in German, French, and English, he trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 8|Class 8]]), was commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps, and was attached to the 116th Infantry Regiment for the Normandy landings. As an IPW interrogator he served through the liberation of Paris and later campaigns; near Leipzig he saved hundreds of lives by arguing for eleven hours with a German commander holding out with many troops until he agreed to surrender, and near Wurzen he persuaded the crew of a German Hummel self-propelled gun to surrender. He received the Bronze Star.
-After the war Trefousse became a leading Civil War scholar, teaching at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998 (later professor emeritus) and at the CUNY Graduate Center, and appearing as a CNN analyst. He died on 8 January 2010 on Staten Island.
+After the war Trefousse studied history at Columbia University on the G.I. Bill, receiving his M.A. in 1947 and Ph.D. in 1950, and two years later married Rachelle Friedlander. He became a leading scholar of the Civil War and Reconstruction, teaching at Brooklyn College from 1950 to 1998 (later professor emeritus) and at the CUNY Graduate Center. The author of more than twenty books, including ''German and American Neutrality, 1939–1941'' (1951), biographies of Benjamin F. Wade, Benjamin Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson, and Rutherford B. Hayes, and ''The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice'' (1969), he appeared as a CNN analyst and drew media attention during the impeachment of Bill Clinton for his comparisons with Andrew Johnson's impeachment. He died on 8 January 2010 on Staten Island.
 == Research notes ==
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 * 6 June 1944 onward — 116th Infantry / IPW; Normandy and later ETO; Bronze Star.
 * 1950–1998 — Brooklyn College history faculty; CUNY Graduate Center; Civil War scholarship.
+* 1950 — Ph.D., Columbia University.
+* 1969 — Published ''The Radical Republicans: Lincoln's Vanguard for Racial Justice''.
 * 8 January 2010 — Died, Staten Island, New York.
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