Kraus, Paul Leo (33386646): Difference between revisions

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|first=Paul

|middle=~~Leo~~

|middle=Leopold

|class_section=5C

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|death_date=22 September 2014

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|birth_place=Austria ~~as Pavel Leopold Kraus~~

|birth_place=Austria

|rank_final=Colonel

|teams=MII 501-G

|birth_date=21 May 1919

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== Biography ==

Paul ~~___ Worked for Seagram Co. He ___ Worked for Seagram Co. Paul~~ was ~~a cousin by marriage of her father~~. ~~Both were refugees~~ in China before ~~making it to America~~. ~~He was sent to the European front~~ as an infantry sergeant and interrogator~~, where he spent time~~ in ~~battle with~~ Audie ~~Murphy~~ and ~~arrested one of Hitler's favorite officers and Mussolini's rescuer,~~ Otto Skorzeny~~, who was posing as an enlisted man in a prisoner-of-war camp. He~~ was among ~~the first~~ Allied troops ~~to reach the bunker~~ at Berchtesgaden~~, where~~ he ~~liberated some of Hitler~~'~~s best wine, which was stolen later from his jeep~~.

Paul Leopold Kraus (born Pavel Leopold Kraus) was born on 21 May 1919 in Austria. A refugee in China before reaching the United States, he joined the Army soon after arrival and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 22).

Kraus served in Europe as an infantry sergeant and interrogator with IPW/MII Team 501-G. Packet accounts place him in combat alongside Audie Murphy’s unit and credit him with identifying Otto Skorzeny among prisoners; he was among early Allied troops at Berchtesgaden. After the war he worked for Seagram.

Kraus died on 22 September 2014. His story is told in Joanie Schirm’s ''Adventurers Against Their Will''.

== Research notes ==

* Also Class 11 5B IPW Ge

* Packet and obituary support Leopold / Pavel Leopold; enrichment sets middle=Leopold on the live title Kraus, Paul Leo (33386646). A later title move to Kraus, Paul Leopold (33386646) is recommended. Live rank_final Colonel is not reasserted (wartime sources describe a sergeant). Audie Murphy and Otto Skorzeny are not wiki-linked (not Ritchie Boys).

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* ~~Born~~ 21 May 1919 ~~in Austria as~~ Pavel Leopold Kraus.

* 21 May 1919 — Born Pavel Leopold Kraus in Austria.

* ~~1 December 1942~~ — ~~Enlisted~~ in ~~U.S.~~ Army ~~at Baltimore as Pvt (ASN: 33386646)~~.

* World War II — Reached the United States after refuge in China; entered the Army.

* ~~April 1943~~ — ~~Became naturalized U.S. citizen.~~

* World War II — Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 22); served as an infantry sergeant and interrogator in Europe (MII 501-G).

* June 1945 — Assigned to MI Team 501-G.

* 22 September 2014 — Died.

* ~~Assigned to IPW Team 183 attached to 3rd Infantry Division~~.

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== Sources ==

* Folder identity dates: 21 May 1919 – 22 September 2014

* RB Archive notes on Joanie Schirm, ''Adventurers Against Their Will'' (chapter on Pavel/Paul Leopold Kraus)

* 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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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-09-25 (1 post)

* Facebook-linked source: [https://www.amazon.com/Adventurers-Against-Their-Will-Connection-Unlike/dp/0988678128/ amazon.com]

* ~~Facebook-linked source:~~ [https://www.cremation-society.com/obituaries/Paul-Leopold-Kraus?obId=4104865 ~~cremation-society.com~~]

* [https://www.cremation-society.com/obituaries/Paul-Leopold-Kraus?obId=4104865 Paul Leopold Kraus obituary listing (RB Archive link)]

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Leo Kraus for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kraus, Paul Leo for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL L. KRAUS.docx)

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 == Biography ==
-Paul ___ Worked for Seagram Co. He ___ Worked for Seagram Co. Paul was a cousin by marriage of her father. Both were refugees in China before making it to America. He was sent to the European front as an infantry sergeant and interrogator, where he spent time in battle with Audie Murphy and arrested one of Hitler's favorite officers and Mussolini's rescuer, Otto Skorzeny, who was posing as an enlisted man in a prisoner-of-war camp. He was among the first Allied troops to reach the bunker at Berchtesgaden, where he liberated some of Hitler's best wine, which was stolen later from his jeep.
+Paul Leopold Kraus (born Pavel Leopold Kraus) was born on 21 May 1919 in Austria. A refugee in China before reaching the United States, he joined the Army soon after arrival and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 22).
+Kraus served in Europe as an infantry sergeant and interrogator with IPW/MII Team 501-G. Packet accounts place him in combat alongside Audie Murphy’s unit and credit him with identifying Otto Skorzeny among prisoners; he was among early Allied troops at Berchtesgaden. After the war he worked for Seagram.
+Kraus died on 22 September 2014. His story is told in Joanie Schirm’s ''Adventurers Against Their Will''.
 == Research notes ==
 * Also Class 11 5B IPW Ge
+* Packet and obituary support Leopold / Pavel Leopold; enrichment sets middle=Leopold on the live title Kraus, Paul Leo (33386646). A later title move to Kraus, Paul Leopold (33386646) is recommended. Live rank_final Colonel is not reasserted (wartime sources describe a sergeant). Audie Murphy and Otto Skorzeny are not wiki-linked (not Ritchie Boys).
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-* Born 21 May 1919 in Austria as Pavel Leopold Kraus.
+* 21 May 1919 — Born Pavel Leopold Kraus in Austria.
-* 1 December 1942 — Enlisted in U.S. Army at Baltimore as Pvt (ASN: 33386646).
+* World War II — Reached the United States after refuge in China; entered the Army.
-* April 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
+* World War II — Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 22); served as an infantry sergeant and interrogator in Europe (MII 501-G).
-* June 1945 — Assigned to MI Team 501-G.
+* 22 September 2014 — Died.
-* Assigned to IPW Team 183 attached to 3rd Infantry Division.
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 == Sources ==
+* Folder identity dates: 21 May 1919 – 22 September 2014
+* RB Archive notes on Joanie Schirm, ''Adventurers Against Their Will'' (chapter on Pavel/Paul Leopold Kraus)
 * 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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 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-09-25 (1 post)
 * Facebook-linked source: [https://www.amazon.com/Adventurers-Against-Their-Will-Connection-Unlike/dp/0988678128/ amazon.com]
-* Facebook-linked source: [https://www.cremation-society.com/obituaries/Paul-Leopold-Kraus?obId=4104865 cremation-society.com]
+* [https://www.cremation-society.com/obituaries/Paul-Leopold-Kraus?obId=4104865 Paul Leopold Kraus obituary listing (RB Archive link)]
 * Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Leo Kraus for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
 * Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kraus, Paul Leo for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL L. KRAUS.docx)