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'''Kurt Klein''' (1920–2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Kurt enlisted at Buffalo, New York.

'''Kurt Klein''' (1920–2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Kurt enlisted at Buffalo, New York. From Walldorf, Germany; intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division who later married Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann.

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== Biography ==

~~KURT KLEIN WALLDORF, GERMANY 5th Infantry Division~~ 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~~. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]].

Kurt Klein immigrated alone to the United States in 1937 from Walldorf, Germany. Inducted in 1942, he became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division after Camp Ritchie. After the war he married Gerda Weissmann, whose liberation story was told in the Academy Award–winning documentary ''One Survivor Remembers''. He died in 2002 while on a lecture tour in Guatemala. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]].

== Research notes ==

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== Gallery ==

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[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 1.png]]

[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 2.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 2.png]]

[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 3.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 3.png]]

== Technical record ==

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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* [~~https:~~//~~www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-enemy-i-knew-german-jews-in-the-allied-military-in-world-war-ii/kurt-klein theritchieboys.com story~~]

* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|The Stories essay]]

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 |class_number=5
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 <div class="soldier-lead">
-'''Kurt Klein''' (1920&ndash;2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Kurt enlisted at Buffalo, New York.
+'''Kurt Klein''' (1920&ndash;2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Kurt enlisted at Buffalo, New York. From Walldorf, Germany; intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division who later married Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann.
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 == Biography ==
-KURT KLEIN WALLDORF, GERMANY 5th Infantry Division 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. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]].
+Kurt Klein immigrated alone to the United States in 1937 from Walldorf, Germany. Inducted in 1942, he became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division after Camp Ritchie. After the war he married Gerda Weissmann, whose liberation story was told in the Academy Award–winning documentary ''One Survivor Remembers''. He died in 2002 while on a lecture tour in Guatemala. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]].
 == Research notes ==
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 == 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.''
+[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 1.png]]
+[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 2.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 2.png]]
+[[File:Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 3.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Kurt Klein 3.png]]
 == Technical record ==
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
-* [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-enemy-i-knew-german-jews-in-the-allied-military-in-world-war-ii/kurt-klein theritchieboys.com story]
+* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|The Stories essay]]