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As he visited liberated concentration camps in official function, he was one of the first eye-witnesses to report on the horrors of mass extermination during Nazi rule in Germany. Audiovisual documents of his emotional reporting at these sites in the later 1940s became historical records and are still regarded today as a verification of these crimes against humanity. | As he visited liberated concentration camps in official function, he was one of the first eye-witnesses to report on the horrors of mass extermination during Nazi rule in Germany. Audiovisual documents of his emotional reporting at these sites in the later 1940s became historical records and are still regarded today as a verification of these crimes against humanity. | ||
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The timeline research also records 12/20/1937 Arrived in Hollywood, but in June1938, returned to Europe (Spain). 3/1933 Moved to Paris. 5/21/1949 Died in Cannes, France of sleeping pill overdose. 9/25/1943 Naturalized as U. Became a Czech citizen. | |||
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* 11/18/1906 Born in Germany, son of Thomas and Katia Mann (Jewish). | |||
* 9/4/1942 Accepted by Army as Pvt (but induction delayed). | |||
* 4/5/1943 Entered Camp Ritchie and assigned to MRBC1 as S/Sgt. | |||
* 2/11/1944 Sailed to Sicily, assigned to Fifth Army Psychological Warfare Branch. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Mann Wikipedia: Klaus Mann] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Mann Wikipedia: Klaus Mann] | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mann, Klaus for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mann, Klaus for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: KLAUS MANN.doc) | |||