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'''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. | '''Bruno O. Rohlffs''' (1920–2009) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]] and later served as a special agent with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. | ||
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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). | 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. | After the war Rohlffs served as a special agent with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. On 23 November 1946, headquarters ordered him and twenty other CIC special agents to proceed on or about 25 November 1946 into the French Occupied Zone of Germany—including Landau, Freiburg, Konstanz, Reutlingen, Friedrichshafen, and Ludwigshafen—for an official CIC mission of about sixty days. Other Ritchie Boys named on that order included [[Dermer, John H. (19141599)|John H. Dermer]], [[Dreyfuss, Erich (32080118)|Erich Dreyfuss]], [[Federici, Anthony G. (15095858)|Anthony G. Federici]], [[Frey, Helmuth F. W. (36774487)|Helmuth F. W. Frey]], [[Grey, Leo (36396064)|Leo Grey]], [[Hoffer, Wolfgang E. F. (32792889)|Wolfgang E. F. Hoffer]], and [[Oppenheimer, Arnold F. (39540558)|Arnold F. Oppenheimer]]. | ||
Rohlffs died in 2009. | Rohlffs died in 2009. | ||
== Timeline == | |||
* 1920 — Born in Germany. | |||
* Class 25 — Trained at Camp Ritchie. | |||
* 23 November 1946 — Named on 970th CIC Detachment orders for a ~60-day French Zone mission beginning on or about 25 November 1946 (credential no. 4645). | |||
* 2009 — Died. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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3991738394181385.jpg|970th CIC Detachment orders, 23 November 1946 — sixty-day French Zone mission (Landau, Freiburg, Konstanz, Reutlingen, Friedrichshafen, Ludwigshafen) naming special agents including [[Rohlffs, Bruno O. (16129315)|Bruno Rohlffs]], [[Dermer, John H. (19141599)|John H. Dermer]], [[Dreyfuss, Erich (32080118)|Erich Dreyfuss]], [[Federici, Anthony G. (15095858)|Anthony G. Federici]], [[Frey, Helmuth F. W. (36774487)|Helmuth F. W. Frey]], [[Grey, Leo (36396064)|Leo Grey]], [[Hoffer, Wolfgang E. F. (32792889)|Wolfgang E. F. Hoffer]], and [[Oppenheimer, Arnold F. (39540558)|Arnold F. Oppenheimer]] (RB Archive / Facebook) | |||
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== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:3991738394181385.jpg|970th CIC Detachment French Zone mission orders, 23 November 1946]] (names Bruno Rohlffs, credential no. 4645) | |||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (970th CIC French Zone mission order naming Bruno Rohlffs) | * 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 | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||