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~~'''The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein'''~~

~~=== KURT KLEIN ===~~

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~~5th Infantry Division~~

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Kurt Klein immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944.

[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944.

I was born in 1920 in the town of Walldorf, which is a small town outside of Heidelberg. I grew up, of course, during the turbulent time between the two great world wars. I saw what the weak economy lead to in Germany and how, step by step, the Nazis gained more power until it culminated in 1933 with Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany.

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I felt proud that I could serve the United States in the capacity that I did. Nothing made me happier than being of some use to America after what it had given me, which was the idea that I could live in freedom. I live with the regret that my parents could not make it out, otherwise my happiness could have been complete.

Kurt Klein brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. Kurt Klein died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002.

[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002.

[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 2.png|frameless|~~260px~~|alt=Kurt Klein on a mountaintop near Oberammergau, Bavaria, in 1933 Kurt Klein]]

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~~<div class="story-caption">''Kurt Klein on a mountaintop near Oberammergau, Bavaria, in 1933 Kurt~~ Klein~~''</div>~~

\1Kurt Klein\2

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Kurt Klein sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. Kurt Klein

[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]]

The above content is from "The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II" by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. '''Note:''' All content is copyright Steven Karras and ‎ Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission.

'''The above content is from ''The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II'' by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. All content is copyright Steven Karras and Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission.'''

== See also ==

* [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] (soldier page)

* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew|The Enemy I Knew]]

* [[The Stories]]

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-Kurt Klein immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944.
+[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944.
 I was born in 1920 in the town of Walldorf, which is a small town outside of Heidelberg. I grew up, of course, during the turbulent time between the two great world wars. I saw what the weak economy lead to in Germany and how, step by step, the Nazis gained more power until it culminated in 1933 with Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany.
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 I felt proud that I could serve the United States in the capacity that I did. Nothing made me happier than being of some use to America after what it had given me, which was the idea that I could live in freedom. I live with the regret that my parents could not make it out, otherwise my happiness could have been complete.
-Kurt Klein brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. Kurt Klein died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002.
+[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002.
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-Kurt Klein sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. Kurt Klein
+[[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]]
-The above content is from "The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II" by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. '''Note:''' All content is copyright Steven Karras and ‎ Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission.
+'''The above content is from ''The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II'' by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. All content is copyright Steven Karras and Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission.'''
 == See also ==
+* [[Klein, Kurt (32554510)|Kurt Klein]] (soldier page)
 * [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew|The Enemy I Knew]]
 * [[The Stories]]