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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
. Photographs include a picture of Emanuel Suessmann in uniform at Camp Ritchie in March 1945, three photographs of war damage in Mainz, Bad Munster, and Bad Kreuznach in July 1945. Emanuel passed away July 4 1978. Born July 17 1910 in Leipzig Germany. He was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen after Kristallnacht, was a resident in Kitchener camp, England in 1939, and immigrated to the United States via England in 1940. He was drafted by the United States military, trained at Camp Ritchie, and served in World War II in the Military Intelligence Division in Germany.
Emanuel married Louise (Lisl) Schwarzenberger (1907-2000), born in Maßbach to Bernhard and Meta Schwarzenberger, who had immigrated to the United States in 1939. He worked as shipping clerk. [[Suessmann, Emanuel (37611363)|Emanuel Suessmann]] (born Emanuel Süssmann) was a Ritchie Boy. Born July 17 1910 in Leipzig Germany. He was drafted by the United States military, trained at Camp Ritchie, and served in World War II in the Military Intelligence Division in Germany.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==

Revision as of 03:06, 1 September 2026

Emanuel Suessmann
Emanuel Suessmann
Personal details
Born17 July 1910
Leipzig Germany
Died4 July 1978
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN37611363
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Emanuel Suessmann (17 July 1910 – 4 July 1978) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie.

Biography

Emanuel married Louise (Lisl) Schwarzenberger (1907-2000), born in Maßbach to Bernhard and Meta Schwarzenberger, who had immigrated to the United States in 1939. He worked as shipping clerk. Emanuel Suessmann (born Emanuel Süssmann) was a Ritchie Boy. Born July 17 1910 in Leipzig Germany. He was drafted by the United States military, trained at Camp Ritchie, and served in World War II in the Military Intelligence Division in Germany.

Research notes

Gallery

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 68
row_source demographics

Sources

  • 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 2022-10-26 (1 post)