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== Biography ==

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~~.

Kurt R. Jacobs (born Kurt Jacobsohn) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who settled in Buffalo, New York, after reaching the United States in 1936. His father, Jakob Jacobsohn of Berlin, died at the Theresienstadt (Terezín) ghetto on 30 September 1942, about two weeks after deportation from Berlin; Kurt had secured passage for his mother, Bertha Levy Jacobsohn, shortly before the war began but could not bring his father out.

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.

Jacobs 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. Jacobs is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium.

== Research notes ==

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Kurt_R_Jacobs_12207399_father_Jakob_Jacobsohn_death_certificate.jpg|Death certificate for Jakob Jacobsohn (father of Kurt R. Jacobs), died at Theresienstadt (Terezín) on 30 September 1942 (RB Archive / family packet).

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* ~~Born~~ 17 November 1909 in Germany.

* 17 November 1909 — Born Kurt Jacobsohn in Germany.

* ~~1943~~ — ~~Enlisted as Pvt~~ (~~ASN: 12207399~~).

* 1936 — Reached the United States; settled in Buffalo, New York.

* ~~31 July~~ 1944 — ~~Entered~~ Class 20 (~~IPW Ge~~).

* 30 September 1942 — Father Jakob Jacobsohn died at Theresienstadt (Terezín).

* 16 August 1944 — ~~Graduated~~ Class 20 (German Documents Examiner).

* May 1944 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie Class 19 (Section 5E).

* 4 September 1944 — Assigned to DEML~~. Promoted~~ to S/Sgt.

* 31 July–16 August 1944 — Class 20 (IPW Ge / German Documents Examiner).

* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154 ~~attached to~~ 106th Infantry Division.

* 4 September 1944 — Assigned to DEML; promoted to S/Sgt.

* ~~28 November~~ 1944 — ~~Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry.~~

* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154, 106th Infantry Division.

* May 1944 — Assigned to Class 19 Section 5E.

* December 1944 — Captured and murdered as a POW (Jewish); buried Henri-Chapelle.

* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle~~, Belgium.~~

* Division.

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== Sources ==

* [[:File:Kurt_R_Jacobs_12207399_father_Jakob_Jacobsohn_death_certificate.jpg|Jakob Jacobsohn Theresienstadt death certificate (30 September 1942)]]

* [https://deportation.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=en&itemId=5093047 Yad Vashem deportation page: Jakob Jacobsohn]

* [https://jewishbuffalohistory.org/a-z/jacobs-kurt-r/ Jewish Buffalo History Center: Kurt R. Jacobs]

* 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)]

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 == Biography ==
-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.
+Kurt R. Jacobs (born Kurt Jacobsohn) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who settled in Buffalo, New York, after reaching the United States in 1936. His father, Jakob Jacobsohn of Berlin, died at the Theresienstadt (Terezín) ghetto on 30 September 1942, about two weeks after deportation from Berlin; Kurt had secured passage for his mother, Bertha Levy Jacobsohn, shortly before the war began but could not bring his father out.
-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.
+Jacobs 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. Jacobs is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium.
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+Kurt_R_Jacobs_12207399_father_Jakob_Jacobsohn_death_certificate.jpg|Death certificate for Jakob Jacobsohn (father of Kurt R. Jacobs), died at Theresienstadt (Terezín) on 30 September 1942 (RB Archive / family packet).
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-* Born 17 November 1909 in Germany.
+* 17 November 1909 — Born Kurt Jacobsohn in Germany.
-* 1943 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN: 12207399).
+* 1936 — Reached the United States; settled in Buffalo, New York.
-* 31 July 1944 — Entered Class 20 (IPW Ge).
+* 30 September 1942 — Father Jakob Jacobsohn died at Theresienstadt (Terezín).
-* 16 August 1944 — Graduated Class 20 (German Documents Examiner).
+* May 1944 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie Class 19 (Section 5E).
-* 4 September 1944 — Assigned to DEML. Promoted to S/Sgt.
+* 31 July–16 August 1944 — Class 20 (IPW Ge / German Documents Examiner).
-* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
+* 4 September 1944 — Assigned to DEML; promoted to S/Sgt.
-* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry.
+* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154, 106th Infantry Division.
-* May 1944 — Assigned to Class 19 Section 5E.
+* December 1944 — Captured and murdered as a POW (Jewish); buried Henri-Chapelle.
-* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
-* Division.
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 == Sources ==
+* [[:File:Kurt_R_Jacobs_12207399_father_Jakob_Jacobsohn_death_certificate.jpg|Jakob Jacobsohn Theresienstadt death certificate (30 September 1942)]]
+* [https://deportation.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=en&itemId=5093047 Yad Vashem deportation page: Jakob Jacobsohn]
+* [https://jewishbuffalohistory.org/a-z/jacobs-kurt-r/ Jewish Buffalo History Center: Kurt R. Jacobs]
 * 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)]