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'''~~[[Rohlffs, Bruno O. (16129315)|~~Bruno O. Rohlffs]]''' (~~1920–2009~~) was a ~~Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant)~~ who trained at Camp Ritchie in ~~class~~ 25.

'''Bruno O. Rohlffs''' (1920–2009) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]] and later served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.

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== Biography ==

~~I received a kind note from~~ the ~~Grandson of~~ Ritchie ~~Boy Bruno~~ Rohlffs ~~who~~ served in the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps ~~(CIC)~~ Detachment. ~~He shared this document that describes~~ a 60 day mission ~~his Grandfather and twenty one CIC Special Agents were to take~~ in the French Occupied Zone ~~in November 1946~~. ~~Interestingly, there were quite a number of other~~ Ritchie Boys included ~~in that Order: ERICK DREYFUSS~~, ~~ANTHONY FEDERICI~~, ~~HELMUT FREY~~, ~~LEO GREY~~, ~~WOLFGANG HOFFER~~, and ~~ARNOLD OPPENHEIMER~~.

Bruno O. Rohlffs was born in Germany in 1920 and later lived in Wisconsin. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at Milwaukee and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 25).

After the war Rohlffs served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. In November 1946 he was among twenty-one CIC special agents ordered on a sixty-day mission in the French Occupied Zone of Germany. Other Ritchie Boys named on that order included [[Dreyfuss, Erich (32080118)|Erich Dreyfuss]], [[Federici, Anthony G. (15095858)|Anthony Federici]], Helmut Frey, [[Grey, Leo (36396064)|Leo Grey]], [[Hoffer, Wolfgang E. F. (32792889)|Wolfgang Hoffer]], and [[Oppenheimer, Arnold F. (39540558)|Arnold Oppenheimer]].

Rohlffs died in 2009.

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== Sources ==

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (970th CIC French Zone mission order naming Bruno Rohlffs)

* 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

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-'''[[Rohlffs, Bruno O. (16129315)|Bruno O. Rohlffs]]''' (1920–2009) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25.
+'''Bruno O. Rohlffs''' (1920&ndash;2009) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]] and later served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
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 == Biography ==
-I received a kind note from the Grandson of Ritchie Boy Bruno Rohlffs who served in the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) Detachment. He shared this document that describes a 60 day mission his Grandfather and twenty one CIC Special Agents were to take in the French Occupied Zone in November 1946. Interestingly, there were quite a number of other Ritchie Boys included in that Order: ERICK DREYFUSS, ANTHONY FEDERICI, HELMUT FREY, LEO GREY, WOLFGANG HOFFER, and ARNOLD OPPENHEIMER.
+Bruno O. Rohlffs was born in Germany in 1920 and later lived in Wisconsin. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at Milwaukee and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 25).
+After the war Rohlffs served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. In November 1946 he was among twenty-one CIC special agents ordered on a sixty-day mission in the French Occupied Zone of Germany. Other Ritchie Boys named on that order included [[Dreyfuss, Erich (32080118)|Erich Dreyfuss]], [[Federici, Anthony G. (15095858)|Anthony Federici]], Helmut Frey, [[Grey, Leo (36396064)|Leo Grey]], [[Hoffer, Wolfgang E. F. (32792889)|Wolfgang Hoffer]], and [[Oppenheimer, Arnold F. (39540558)|Arnold Oppenheimer]].
+Rohlffs died in 2009.
 == Research notes ==
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 == Sources ==
+* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (970th CIC French Zone mission order naming Bruno Rohlffs)
 * 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