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=== KURT KLEIN === | |||
=== Walldorf, Germany === | |||
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Kurt Klein immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944. | Kurt Klein immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. Klein was inducted into the U.S, Army in 1942 and eventually became an intelligence officer in the 5th Infantry Division. He is pictured above in France, 1944. | ||
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Kurt Klein brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. Kurt Klein died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002. | Kurt Klein brought his wife, Gerda, home with him to Buffalo, New York, and worked for many years in the printing business. Gerda Klein's account of being liberated by her future husband was the subject of an Academy Award—winning documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and both became internationally known humanitarians and public speakers. Kurt Klein died in Guatemala while on a lecture tour in April 19, 2002. | ||
Kurt Klein on a mountaintop near Oberammergau, Bavaria, in 1933 Kurt Klein | <div class="story-gallery"> | ||
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Kurt Klein sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. Kurt Klein | Kurt Klein sits in the same spot twelve years later as an American solider during the occupation. Kurt Klein | ||
The above content is from "The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II" by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. All content is copyright Steven Karrass and Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission. | The above content is from "The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II" by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. All content is copyright Steven Karrass and Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew|The Enemy I Knew]] | |||
* [[The Stories]] | * [[The Stories]] | ||
* [[Camp Ritchie]] | * [[Camp Ritchie]] | ||