| Otto Verber | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 1994 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 02000160 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
| Section | 5B |
| Team | IPW 66 |
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Otto Verber (1921–1994) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.
Biography
He heinz Felfe was a former SS officer who initially worked for the British, but later was recruited by the Soviets. He worked as buyer of laboratory supplies; served as interpreter. He background of the Ponger/Verber Case: Curt Ponger and Otto Verber, both Viennese Jews, were brothers-in-law who escaped Nazi persecution, arriving in the United States in 1938. After the war, Ponger and Verber obtained positions with the Office of the Chief Counsel of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg where they served from 1946 to 1948. He note 2: Ritchie Boy George Mandler, now living in California, knew Curt and Vera Ponger (and also Verber) and wrote about his association with Ponger in his biography “Interesting Times…”. He once there, the two men established the Central European and Literary Agency, which served as a front for their espionage activities. He in Britain, Ponger met his Viennese girl friend Vera (Otto Verber’s elder sister) whom he married later in 1948. He in 1950, Felfe was recruited by Krichbaum for the Gehlen Organization. He felfe became senior officer in the Gehlen Organization's Pullach headquarters until he was arrested in November 1961 on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. He once the IMT had adjourned, Ponger and Verber returned to Vienna, taking up residence in the Soviet sector of the Austrian capital. He ponger and Verber moved to Vienna where they started an undercover press agency “Central European Literary Agency”.
Research notes
- Silver Star BS V Corps
- 16th AD?
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 73 |
| Class_ASN | 32798743 |
| Class_Name | VERBER, Otto |
| match_method | pass2_unique_name |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- Background of the Ponger/Verber Case: Curt Ponger and Otto Verber, both Viennese Jews, were brothers-in-law who escaped Nazi persecution, arriving in the United States in 1938.
- 8 May 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
- 23 May 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 66 attached to XV Corps.
- In Britain, Ponger met his Viennese girl friend Vera (Otto Verber’s elder sister) whom he married later in 1948.
- RG 319. Records of the Army Staff, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2. CIC Collection. Organizational History Files. 430th CIC Detachment (631: 53/21/5). Box 61. File 228-08. Declassified (NND 921531) 6 June 2000.
- Once the IMT had adjourned, Ponger and Verber returned to Vienna, taking up residence in the Soviet sector of the Austrian capital.
- Ponger and Verber moved to Vienna where they started an undercover press agency “Central European Literary Agency”.
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)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Otto Verber for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Verber, Otto for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: KURT PONGER and OTTO VERBER.doc, OTTO VERBER (2021).doc, PONGER-VERBER.doc)