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== Biography ==

On 16 December 1944, he unit moved to the Ardennes. He wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt! "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... ~~not~~ only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on." Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald.

On 16 December 1944, he unit moved to the Ardennes. He wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt! "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... Not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on." Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald.

== Research notes ==

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* 1943 Maneuvers in North Carolina with 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry.

* 11 November 1944 — Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims).

* 13 December 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.

* 13 December 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.

* 13 December 1944.

* 16 December 1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.

* 16 December 1944 — Unit moved to the Ardennes.

* 27 June 1944 Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.

* 27 June 1944 — Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.

* 28 June 1944 Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.

* 28 June 1944 — Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.

* 9 September 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).

* 9 September 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).

* March 1945 IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).

* March 1945 — IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).

* 11.

* Assigned to IPW Team 45 attached to 82nd Airborne Division consisting of.

* Awards: Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman Badge.

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 == Biography ==
-On 16 December 1944, he unit moved to the Ardennes. He wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt! "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on." Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald.
+On 16 December 1944, he unit moved to the Ardennes. He wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt! "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... Not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on." Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald.
 == Research notes ==
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-* 1943 Maneuvers in North Carolina with 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry.
 * 11 November 1944 — Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims).
-* 13 December 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.
+* 13 December 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.
 * 13 December 1944.
-* 16 December 1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.
+* 16 December 1944 — Unit moved to the Ardennes.
-* 27 June 1944 Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.
+* 27 June 1944 — Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.
-* 28 June 1944 Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.
+* 28 June 1944 — Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.
-* 9 September 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).
+* 9 September 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).
-* March 1945 IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).
+* March 1945 — IPW Team 47 assigned to 82nd Airborne (1st Army).
-* 11.
 * Assigned to IPW Team 45 attached to 82nd Airborne Division consisting of.
 * Awards: Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman Badge.