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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records Graduated with the 9th Class (IPW-Ge). worked for his father) and travelled to Cuba. As one example, Kosse served as interpreter in the interrogation at Nuremberg of General Werner von Blomberg, the former German Minister of War. Just after the war ended, Kosse was sent to the Russian zone (somewhere in Poland) to try to get intelligence about the Russians. Later he served as an interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials where he uncovered facts about Russians used as slave labor in Bavaria; they were required to be repatriated to the USSR. Frank Brandstetter, who was previously a Captain in the German Army, was an instructor at Camp Ritchie teaching German Army organization. 11-38 Father escaped arrest (with help from the Nazi accountant who.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 6-13-45 OIC Woller was promoted to Capt and IPW Team 4 was attached to Third Army Interrogation Center.
* 8-14-22 Born in Berlin, Germany where his father, an orthodox Jew, owned a.
* 1-43 Drafted into the Army as Pvt Gunter Kosse, ASN 32712417.
* 1st Lt. Roland G. Woller, OIC.
* Assigned to IPW Team 4 attached to 8th Infantry Division (XV Corps).
* Gunter Kosse (b. 1922), 9th Class, had many fascinating experiences to relate about his personal life as well as his training at Ritchie and his service in the ETO. His aunt (mother’s sister) was hired as a Governess for the children of a widowed German (or French?) Count; she ended up marrying the Count, thus becoming a Countess (this required....
* M/Sgt Bert H. Steinberg.
* S/Sgt Herbert H. Klein.
* T/3 Edgar W. Sands.
* T/5 Henry H. Juelich.
* to 2nd Lt. and Kosse to T/5.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Gunter Kosse for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kosse, Gunter for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GUNTER KOSSE.doc)