Weitz, John H. W. (32795702): Difference between revisions

On 23 December 1943, he Graduated (as Pfc) with 13th Class. He “Hitler’s Diplomat” (von Ribbentrop) 1992 “Hitler’s Banker” (Hjalmar Schacht) 1998. Author of several books, fiction and non-fiction, including. Employed as a radio announcer; worked for the Office of War Information (Voice of America) broadcasting shortwave programs in German and English. Worked for one year in Shanghai broadcasting announcements in German and English. He espionage agent, he infiltrated enemy lines in France and worked with the German. Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the CIA. He 6/43 As Cpl, served as Squadron Leader of 717 MP Battalion in NJ. John H. W. Weitz (born Hans Werner Weitz; 25 May 1923 – 3 October 2002) was born in Berlin, Germany. He emigrated to the United States and briefly worked for the Voice of America before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1943. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13 and later served as an OSS intelligence officer; in 1944 he took part in a mission connected to support for the plot against Hitler associated with Claus von Stauffenberg. After the war he worked for his father's firm, the Weitz Corporation, then built his own menswear business known for licensing and for advertising that featured his own image. He died on 3 October 2002.

* 2 December 1943 — Naturalized as American citizen in Frederick MD (No.

* on Hitler in 1944. After leaving the OSS, Weitz was among the troops who liberated.