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Harry Jacobs (* 1924)

We are here at the direct order of general Eisenhower

  • born in 1924

  • graduated from Georgetown University

  • 1943 joined the American army, intelligence training

  • June 1944 landing in Normandy

  • took part in combat in Europe with the 4th armored division

  • May 11, 1945 crossed the demarcation line near Strakonice and obtained the German archive on the Red Army

  • lives in the suburban Washington, D.C.

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