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'''John H. Brunswick''' (1911&ndash;2005) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]].
'''John H. Brunswick''' (1911&ndash;2005) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Born Hans Braunschweig in Bocholt; IPW officer who interpreted at the surrender of German Army Group G.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
JOHN BRUNSWICK BOCHOLT, GERMANY XV Corps, Third Army John Brunswick was born Hans Braunschweig in Bocholt, Germany. Having arrived in the United States in 1957, he was inducted into the army in 1943 and was trained as an interrogator of prisoners of war (IPW) at Camp Ritchie. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/John Brunswick|full story]].
John Brunswick was born Hans Braunschweig in Bocholt, Germany. He trained as an IPW at Camp Ritchie and served much of the war with a team attached to the Free French 2nd Armored Division under XV Corps, Third Army. In May 1945 he was the official interpreter when Gen. von Foertsch signed the surrender of German Army Group G before Gen. Jacob L. Devers. After the war he manufactured plastic household goods. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/John Brunswick|full story]].


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Gallery ==
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-enemy-i-knew-german-jews-in-the-allied-military-in-world-war-ii/john-brunswick theritchieboys.com story]
* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/John Brunswick|The Stories essay]]

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John H. Brunswick
John H. Brunswick
Personal details
Birth nameHans Braunschweig
Born1911
Died2005
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0552530
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section5B
SpecialtyIPW (interrogation of prisoners of war)
Unit / divisionXv Corps, Third Army; Free French 2nd Armored Division
TeamsIPW 92, IPW 153
Teammates
Team — IPW 92
Team — IPW 153
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John H. Brunswick (1911–2005) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16. Born Hans Braunschweig in Bocholt; IPW officer who interpreted at the surrender of German Army Group G.

Biography

John Brunswick was born Hans Braunschweig in Bocholt, Germany. He trained as an IPW at Camp Ritchie and served much of the war with a team attached to the Free French 2nd Armored Division under XV Corps, Third Army. In May 1945 he was the official interpreter when Gen. von Foertsch signed the surrender of German Army Group G before Gen. Jacob L. Devers. After the war he manufactured plastic household goods. See the full story.

Research notes

  • XV Corps
  • Third Army
  • About Face

Gallery

Enemy I Knew John Brunswick 1.png

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 32800725
Class_Name BRUNSWICK, John H.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • The Stories essay
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