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|division=504th PIR, 82nd Airborne

|occupation=Furniture manufacturer; philanthropist

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'''Manfred Steinfeld''' (1924–2019) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 17]].

'''Manfred Steinfeld''' (1924–2019) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 17]]. Kindertransport refugee from Josbach who served in the 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne, including Operation Market Garden.

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== Biography ==

~~MANFRED STEINFELD JOSBACH~~, ~~GERMANY 82nd Airborne~~, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Operation Market Garden In the ~~photograph above, Steinfeld (right) meets the Russians in Grabow, Germany, 1945. Manfred Steinfeld lived in~~ a ~~small village of four hundred with six Jewish families~~. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|full story]].

Manfred Steinfeld left Josbach, Germany, on the Kindertransport in 1938 and settled in Chicago. After ASTP and Camp Ritchie he volunteered for the paratroops and joined the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, G-2 Section, 82nd Airborne; his first combat was in Holland during Operation Market Garden. After the war he cofounded Shelby Williams Furniture and became a noted philanthropist. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|full story]].

== Research notes ==

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== Gallery ==

~~''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>~~[[File:~~Example~~.~~jpg~~|thumb|~~caption~~]]~~</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''~~

[[File:Enemy I Knew Manfred Steinfeld 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Manfred Steinfeld 1.png]]

== Technical record ==

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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN 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/manfred-steinfeld theritchieboys.com story~~]

* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|The Stories essay]]

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 |class_number=17
 |class_display=17
+|specialty=G-2 / airborne intelligence
+|division=504th PIR, 82nd Airborne
+|occupation=Furniture manufacturer; philanthropist
+|photo=Enemy I Knew Manfred Steinfeld 1.png
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-'''Manfred Steinfeld''' (1924&ndash;2019) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 17]].
+'''Manfred Steinfeld''' (1924&ndash;2019) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 17]]. Kindertransport refugee from Josbach who served in the 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne, including Operation Market Garden.
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 == Biography ==
-MANFRED STEINFELD JOSBACH, GERMANY 82nd Airborne, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Operation Market Garden In the photograph above, Steinfeld (right) meets the Russians in Grabow, Germany, 1945. Manfred Steinfeld lived in a small village of four hundred with six Jewish families. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|full story]].
+Manfred Steinfeld left Josbach, Germany, on the Kindertransport in 1938 and settled in Chicago. After ASTP and Camp Ritchie he volunteered for the paratroops and joined the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, G-2 Section, 82nd Airborne; his first combat was in Holland during Operation Market Garden. After the war he cofounded Shelby Williams Furniture and became a noted philanthropist. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|full story]].
 == Research notes ==
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 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
+[[File:Enemy I Knew Manfred Steinfeld 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Manfred Steinfeld 1.png]]
 == Technical record ==
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN 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/manfred-steinfeld theritchieboys.com story]
+* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Manfred Steinfeld|The Stories essay]]