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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Alfred Oppenheimer (1926–1995) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who left Germany at age 15 in 1941 and came to the United States. Drafted at about 17 or 18, he completed a GED in the Army and trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25. He served with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War team attached to the 6th Armored Division, interrogating German prisoners and taking part in counter-intelligence work seeking out political prisoners; his specialties included artillery and interpreter duties.
Alfred Oppenheimer (1926–1995) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who left Germany at age 15 in 1941 and came to the United States. Drafted at about 17 or 18, he completed a GED in the Army and trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25. He served with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War team attached to the 6th Armored Division, interrogating German prisoners and taking part in counter-intelligence work seeking out political prisoners; his specialties included artillery and interpreter duties.
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The timeline research also records Served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 3/2/1926 Born in Hamburg, Germany. Religion: Hebrew.
* 11/30/1944 Started Class 25 (German).
* Assigned to G-2 as part of 6th Armored Division (as Replacement ?).
* Basic training with Field Artillery unit.
* Promoted to Pfc.
* See: “Combat History of the 6th Armored Division in ETO 18 July 1944 - 8 May 1945”.
* See: “Super Sixth: The History of the 6th Armored Division in World War II" by George F.
* Served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-12 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-12 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-13 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-13 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Alfred Oppenheimer for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Oppenheimer, Alfred for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED OPPENHEIMER.docx)