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'''[[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt R. Jacobs]]''' (1909–1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19; 20 and served with IPW Team 154.
'''Kurt R. Jacobs''' (1909&ndash;1944) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy on IPW Team 154 with the 106th Infantry Division; he was murdered as a prisoner of war because he was Jewish.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Kurt graduated Berlin University (LLB). He studied radio in Buffalo, N. He worked as clothing designer and manager of clothes store. 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. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. That is why we were in the footsteps of the 106th infantry division last Thursday." "This was the border between Belgium and Germany. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. He has sent me some photos that I want to share with the Community. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. They were assigned to the 423th of the 106th infantry division as interogaters for German POW's. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]] (Purple Heart). When the German Commanding Officer learned they were Jewish, he had them summarily executed.
Kurt R. Jacobs was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie (Classes 19–20) and served as a staff sergeant on IPW Team 154. The six-man team was attached to Headquarters, 106th Infantry Division, for interrogation of German prisoners.
 
Jacobs and teammate [[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]] were taken prisoner and murdered because of their Jewish heritage. Their names appear on the 106th Division Headquarters honor roll (sometimes with typographical errors). The responsible German officer’s case is documented in a Dachau trial transcript.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* KIA Murdered as POW
* KIA Murdered as POW
* IPW Team 154; murdered as POW (Jewish); with Murray Zappler


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Bruce Henderson, ''Sons and Soldiers'' (account of Jacobs and Zappler as POWs)
* [http://www.online.uni-marburg.de/icwc/dachau/000-006-0056.pdf Dachau trial transcript — Jacobs/Zappler murder case (Marburg ICWC)]
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Jacobs and Zappler.doc''
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
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