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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Hans Alan Land was born in Berlin on June 9, 1922, to Gustav and Martha Bud Land. From 1939 to 1942, Hans attended college in U. On 20 July 1943, he became a naturalized citizen. He was member of MII 430-G attached to 5th Infantry Division. Gustav, a Danzig-born astronomer who had served in the First World War, worked in Germany during the unstable interwar years. From 1937 to 1939 Land attended Ackworth School, a Quaker school in England. The school gave him safety and an English-language education while his family worked to escape Germany. Although a refugee from Nazi persecution, Land was initially classified as an enemy alien and questioned by the FBI. Once inducted into the Army, he first trained as a medic at Camp Pickett. Land was sent to Britain, where he worked with British military intelligence, and then assigned to the 5th Infantry Division after the Battle of the Bulge. He crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany, including Frankfurt. Among the records Land encountered were files associated with the ADAC motor organization that could help identify SS affiliations. His command of German institutions and language allowed him to interpret material that was obscure to soldiers without his background. In this work, the country from which his family had escaped became the object of his intelligence analysis. He served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State and later entered private legal practice. He married Erika Feldmann in 1958 and died on May 29, 2021. Hans Alan Land was born in Berlin on June 9, 1922, to Gustav and Martha Bud Land. Gustav, a Danzig-born astronomer who had served in the First World War, worked in Germany during the unstable interwar years. From 1937 to 1939 Land attended Ackworth School, a Quaker school in England. The school gave him safety and an English-language education while his family worked to escape Germany. Although a refugee from Nazi persecution, Land was initially classified as an enemy alien and questioned by the FBI. Once inducted into the Army, he first trained as a medic at Camp Pickett. Land was sent to Britain, where he worked with British military intelligence, and then assigned to the 5th Infantry Division after the Battle of the Bulge. He crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany, including Frankfurt. Among the records Land encountered were files associated with the ADAC motor organization that could help identify SS affiliations. His command of German institutions and language allowed him to interpret material that was obscure to soldiers without his background. In this work, the country from which his family had escaped became the object of his intelligence analysis. He served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State and later entered private legal practice. He married Erika Feldmann in 1958 and died on May 29, 2021.
Hans Alan Land was born in Berlin on June 9, 1922, to Gustav and Martha Bud Land. From 1939 to 1942, Hans attended college in U. He was member of MII 430-G attached to 5th Infantry Division. Gustav, a Danzig-born astronomer who had served in the First World War, worked in Germany during the unstable interwar years. From 1937 to 1939 Land attended Ackworth School, a Quaker school in England. The school gave him safety and an English-language education while his family worked to escape Germany. Although a refugee from Nazi persecution, Land was initially classified as an enemy alien and questioned by the FBI. Once inducted into the Army, he first trained as a medic at Camp Pickett. Land was sent to Britain, where he worked with British military intelligence, and then assigned to the 5th Infantry Division after the Battle of the Bulge. He crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany, including Frankfurt. Among the records Land encountered were files associated with the ADAC motor organization that could help identify SS affiliations. His command of German institutions and language allowed him to interpret material that was obscure to soldiers without his background. In this work, the country from which his family had escaped became the object of his intelligence analysis. He served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State and later entered private legal practice. He married Erika Feldmann in 1958 and died on May 29, 2021. Hans Alan Land was born in Berlin on June 9, 1922, to Gustav and Martha Bud Land. Gustav, a Danzig-born astronomer who had served in the First World War, worked in Germany during the unstable interwar years. From 1937 to 1939 Land attended Ackworth School, a Quaker school in England. The school gave him safety and an English-language education while his family worked to escape Germany. Although a refugee from Nazi persecution, Land was initially classified as an enemy alien and questioned by the FBI. Once inducted into the Army, he first trained as a medic at Camp Pickett. Land was sent to Britain, where he worked with British military intelligence, and then assigned to the 5th Infantry Division after the Battle of the Bulge. He crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany, including Frankfurt. Among the records Land encountered were files associated with the ADAC motor organization that could help identify SS affiliations. His command of German institutions and language allowed him to interpret material that was obscure to soldiers without his background. In this work, the country from which his family had escaped became the object of his intelligence analysis. He served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State and later entered private legal practice. He married Erika Feldmann in 1958 and died on May 29, 2021.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==