George Wenzel

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George Wenzel
Personal details
Born	1917
Died	1999
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0555189
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section	5B
Team	IPW 176

Teammates

Team — IPW 176

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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George Wenzel (1917–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 17 and served with IPW Team 176.

Biography

Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men.

Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators.

Research notes

• Chief; CI Section

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	82
Class_ASN	31378336
Class_Name	WENZEL, George
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Sources

• 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)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-31 (1 post)