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'''Werner T. Angress''' (1920–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (born Tom; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45.

'''[[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner T. Angress]]''' (1920–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (born Tom; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45.

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== Biography ==

There are many, many more books about the Ritchie Boys that are on my reading list, including books by authors such as Roger Sabbadini, Werner Angress (Witness to the Storm), Alfred de Grazia (A Taste of War; Soldiering in World War II), and Hugh and Alex Nibley (Sergeant Nibley, PhD, Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle). Are there any other books about Camp Ritchie and the Ritchie Boys that readers would recommend? On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys.

There are many, many more books about the Ritchie Boys that are on my reading list, including books by authors such as Roger Sabbadini, [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]] (Witness to the Storm), [[De Grazia, Alfred J. Jr (01043313)|Alfred de Grazia]] (A Taste of War; Soldiering in World War II), and Hugh and Alex Nibley (Sergeant Nibley, PhD, Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle). Are there any other books about Camp Ritchie and the Ritchie Boys that readers would recommend? On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy [[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]], probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys.

I've just begun to read Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' autobiography. It is a well-written book packed with facts and memories from growing up in Berlin in the 1920's and 1930's. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt!

I've just begun to read Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' autobiography. It is a well-written book packed with facts and memories from growing up in Berlin in the 1920's and 1930's. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, [[Haas, Joseph (32785028)|Joseph Haas]], was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt!

I enjoyed reading Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' memoir, "Witness to the Storm," about his growing up in Berlin in the 1930's, emigration to the United States and return to Europe as a soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division. Here is how RB Angress describes his route to Camp Ritchie. "One day a message from division headquarters appeared on the company's bulletin board urging all those able to speak another language, especially German or Japanese, to apply for the next training course at the Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC) at Camp Ritchie, in order to become POW interrogators, propagandists, or interpreters." More to follow.

I enjoyed reading Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' memoir, "Witness to the Storm," about his growing up in Berlin in the 1930's, emigration to the United States and return to Europe as a soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division. Here is how RB Angress describes his route to Camp Ritchie. "One day a message from division headquarters appeared on the company's bulletin board urging all those able to speak another language, especially German or Japanese, to apply for the next training course at the Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC) at Camp Ritchie, in order to become POW interrogators, propagandists, or interpreters." More to follow.

In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on."

In Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on."

Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. Ritchie Boy Werner Angress received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Members of Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]]. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]] received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

== Research notes ==

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-'''Werner T. Angress''' (1920–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (born Tom; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45.
+'''[[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner T. Angress]]''' (1920–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (born Tom; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 45.
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 == Biography ==
-There are many, many more books about the Ritchie Boys that are on my reading list, including books by authors such as Roger Sabbadini, Werner Angress (Witness to the Storm), Alfred de Grazia (A Taste of War; Soldiering in World War II), and Hugh and Alex Nibley (Sergeant Nibley, PhD, Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle). Are there any other books about Camp Ritchie and the Ritchie Boys that readers would recommend? On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy Guy Stern, probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys.
+There are many, many more books about the Ritchie Boys that are on my reading list, including books by authors such as Roger Sabbadini, [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]] (Witness to the Storm), [[De Grazia, Alfred J. Jr (01043313)|Alfred de Grazia]] (A Taste of War; Soldiering in World War II), and Hugh and Alex Nibley (Sergeant Nibley, PhD, Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle). Are there any other books about Camp Ritchie and the Ritchie Boys that readers would recommend? On the top of my list, however, is a new book to be released on May 5, Invisible Ink, by Ritchie Boy [[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]], probably the best known Ritchie Boy because of his being featured in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, and his feature role in the 2004 documentary, The Ritchie Boys.
-I've just begun to read Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' autobiography. It is a well-written book packed with facts and memories from growing up in Berlin in the 1920's and 1930's. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, Joseph Haas, was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt!
+I've just begun to read Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' autobiography. It is a well-written book packed with facts and memories from growing up in Berlin in the 1920's and 1930's. One interesting anecdote he mentions is the involvement by Reichswehr General Gerd von Rundstedt in enforcing an emergency measure in 1932 following the Coup of Prussia. Coincidentally, just this week we learned that another Ritchie Boy, [[Haas, Joseph (32785028)|Joseph Haas]], was involved in the interrogation of Wehrmacht Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt!
-I enjoyed reading Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' memoir, "Witness to the Storm," about his growing up in Berlin in the 1930's, emigration to the United States and return to Europe as a soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division. Here is how RB Angress describes his route to Camp Ritchie. "One day a message from division headquarters appeared on the company's bulletin board urging all those able to speak another language, especially German or Japanese, to apply for the next training course at the Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC) at Camp Ritchie, in order to become POW interrogators, propagandists, or interpreters." More to follow.
+I enjoyed reading Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' memoir, "Witness to the Storm," about his growing up in Berlin in the 1930's, emigration to the United States and return to Europe as a soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division. Here is how RB Angress describes his route to Camp Ritchie. "One day a message from division headquarters appeared on the company's bulletin board urging all those able to speak another language, especially German or Japanese, to apply for the next training course at the Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC) at Camp Ritchie, in order to become POW interrogators, propagandists, or interpreters." More to follow.
-In Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on."
+In Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' book, he describes the most important class he took at Camp Ritchie - The German Order of Battle. "The officer who introduced us to this extensive subject matter was Captain Cohn....We had to know who the commanders of the various German divisions were, which regiments belonged to which divisions.... not only the Wehrmacht but also the Waffen SS....In this course, my head was stuffed with dates, names, military formations, rank insignia, and so on."
-Members of Ritchie Boy Werner Angress' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and Ernest Greenwald. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. Ritchie Boy Werner Angress received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
+Members of Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]]' IPW team included RB's Fred Guttman, Siggi Koesterich, Leo Brodsky, and [[Greenwald, Ernest (31003792)|Ernest Greenwald]]. RB Angress parachuted into France on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne Division (where over 50% of his Parachute Regiment was wounded), was captured and served as a prisoner of war, parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate Camp Wobbelin, a sub-camp of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp. Ritchie Boy [[Angress, Werner T. (33043440)|Werner Angress]] received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
 == Research notes ==