Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399): Difference between revisions

Line 23:

|class_display=19; 20

|photo=2437465796275327.jpg

|birth_place=Germany

|rank_final=Capt

}}

Line 30:

Line 32:

== Biography ==

Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. There are at least two Ritchie Boys buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs (Purple Heart). The German POW's told Hauptman Bruns that there were 2Jewish men among the Americans. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered. After the other POW's walked away.

On 1932-1933, Studied Law at University of Paris. Studied radio in Buffalo, N. He Graduated Berlin University (LLB). Worked as clothing designer and manager of clothes store. Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. There are at least two Ritchie Boys buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs (Purple Heart). The German POW's told Hauptman Bruns that there were 2Jewish men among the Americans. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered. After the other POW's walked away.

== Research notes ==

Line 115:

Line 117:

| row_source || both

|}

== Timeline ==

* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.

* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry.

* 4 September 1944 Assigned to DEML. Promoted to S/Sgt.

* 5/1944 Assigned to Class 19 Section 5E.

* 19.

* 20.

* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

* Division.

</div>

</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>

== Sources ==

Line 124:

Line 140:

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-06-06 (3 posts)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (1 post)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kurt R. Jacobs for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Jacobs, Kurt R. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: KURT R. JACOBS (2021).doc, KURT R. JACOBS.doc)

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 |class_display=19; 20
 |photo=2437465796275327.jpg
+|birth_place=Germany
+|rank_final=Capt
 }}
@@ Line 30: / Line 32: @@
 == Biography ==
-Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. There are at least two Ritchie Boys buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs (Purple Heart). The German POW's told Hauptman Bruns that there were 2Jewish men among the Americans. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered. After the other POW's walked away.
+On 1932-1933, Studied Law at University of Paris. Studied radio in Buffalo, N. He Graduated Berlin University (LLB). Worked as clothing designer and manager of clothes store. Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. There are at least two Ritchie Boys buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] and Kurt Jacobs (Purple Heart). The German POW's told Hauptman Bruns that there were 2Jewish men among the Americans. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered. After the other POW's walked away.
 == Research notes ==
@@ Line 115: / Line 117: @@
 | row_source || both
 |}
+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
+* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry.
+* 4 September 1944 Assigned to DEML. Promoted to S/Sgt.
+* 5/1944 Assigned to Class 19 Section 5E.
+* 19.
+* 20.
+* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
+* Division.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
@@ Line 124: / Line 140: @@
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-06-06 (3 posts)
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (1 post)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kurt R. Jacobs for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Jacobs, Kurt R. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: KURT R. JACOBS (2021).doc, KURT R. JACOBS.doc)