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== Biography ==

Werner T. Angress (1920–2010) was a German-born Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45. His memoir ''Witness to the Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin to the U.S. Army. Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]].

On 11 November 1944, Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims). On 16 December 1944, Unit moved to the Ardennes. Wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. Werner T. Angress (1920–2010) was a German-born Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45. His memoir ''Witness to the Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin to the U.S. Army. Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]]. He parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, later jumped into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

He parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, later jumped into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

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~~The timeline research also records Wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. 11/11/1944 Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims). 12/16/1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes~~.

== Research notes ==

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* 7/13/1844 Captured some Germans (23). Interrogated German Cpl Kegel.

* 6/27/1920 Born in Berlin son of Henry and Henny Angress (Jewish).

* 8/25/1943 Entered Class 11.

* 12/15/1943 Promoted to S/Sgt.

* 6/27/1944 Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.

* 6/28/1944 Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.

* 9/9/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 12/13/1944).

* 12/11/1944 Promoted to T/Sgt per Special Order F-88.

* 12/13/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.

* 12/16/1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.

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

* ~~7/1943 Communications Sergeant~~ with ~~314th Infantry~~ (~~Nashville~~).

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

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

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

* 13 December 1944.

* 16 December 1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.

* 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.

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

* 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.

* ~~Colonel Whitfield Jack (ACoS G-2)~~.

* Berlin son of Henry and Henny.

* Division).

* Later, Emanuel; Angress; Brodsky; Guttman; Greenwald. Also Capt. John A. Breen.

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 == Biography ==
-Werner T. Angress (1920–2010) was a German-born Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45. His memoir ''Witness to the Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin to the U.S. Army. Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]].
+On 11 November 1944, Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims). On 16 December 1944, Unit moved to the Ardennes. Wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. Werner T. Angress (1920–2010) was a German-born Jewish trainee who studied German Order of Battle at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45. His memoir ''Witness to the Storm'' recounts his route from Nazi Berlin to the U.S. Army. Teammates included Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]]. He parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, later jumped into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
-He parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, later jumped into Holland in Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
-<!-- Dan Gross timeline enrichment -->
-The timeline research also records Wrote mainly to Curt Bondy in Richmond. 11/11/1944 Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims). 12/16/1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.
 == Research notes ==
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-* 7/13/1844 Captured some Germans (23). Interrogated German Cpl Kegel.
-* 6/27/1920 Born in Berlin son of Henry and Henny Angress (Jewish).
-* 8/25/1943 Entered Class 11.
-* 12/15/1943 Promoted to S/Sgt.
-* 6/27/1944 Liberated by US 9th Infantry Division. Rejoined the 508th PIR.
-* 6/28/1944 Started to interrogate POWs while with 1st Battalion, 508th PIR.
-* 9/9/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 12/13/1944).
-* 12/11/1944 Promoted to T/Sgt per Special Order F-88.
-* 12/13/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.
-* 12/16/1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.
 * 1943 Maneuvers in North Carolina with 116th Infantry Regiment (29th Infantry.
-* 7/1943 Communications Sergeant with 314th Infantry (Nashville).
+* 11 November 1944 — Moved to Camp Sissones (nr Reims).
-* Assigned to IPW Team 45 attached to 82nd Airborne Division consisting of:.
+* 13 December 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 47 from IPW Team 40.
+* 13 December 1944.
+* 16 December 1944 Unit moved to the Ardennes.
+* 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.
+* 9 September 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 40 (thru 13 December 1944).
+* 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.
-* Colonel Whitfield Jack (ACoS G-2).
+* Berlin son of Henry and Henny.
 * Division).
-* Later, Emanuel; Angress; Brodsky; Guttman; Greenwald. Also Capt. John A. Breen.
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