Hauenstein, Ralph (Interview outline and video), 2014
Ralph Hauenstein was working as a newspaper editor in Grand Rapids, Michigan in September 1940 and in the Army Reserved when he was called to active duty was assigned to be the public relations officer for Fort Sheridan, Illinois. In September 1941 he was assigned to an American intelligence task fo...
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ftgvstateunivdc:oai:digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu:41034 2023-05-15T16:51:05+02:00 Hauenstein, Ralph (Interview outline and video), 2014 Hauenstein, Ralph Boring, Frank (Interviewer) 2014-10-31 application/pdf video/mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41034 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ae7e979262c2f7c6c26d6d437c5809b9.mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fa8de4c3e9d49e210fa858a67116ceb1.pdf eng eng Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Veterans History Project (U.S.) RHC-27_HauensteinR1701V https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41034 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ae7e979262c2f7c6c26d6d437c5809b9.mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fa8de4c3e9d49e210fa858a67116ceb1.pdf In Copyright Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27) Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History Military Michigan--History World War 1939-1945--Personal narratives American United States. Army Oral History Text Moving Image 2014 ftgvstateunivdc 2021-07-14T10:39:06Z Ralph Hauenstein was working as a newspaper editor in Grand Rapids, Michigan in September 1940 and in the Army Reserved when he was called to active duty was assigned to be the public relations officer for Fort Sheridan, Illinois. In September 1941 he was assigned to an American intelligence task force, along with an American brigade, that was being sent to Iceland to relieve British troops that were stationed there. He worked as an intelligence liaison between Washington D.C. and London and oversaw the recon operations being conducted by Norwegian troops into Norway. After the outbreak of war he was transferred to an intelligence task force that was based in London that was preparing for the invasion of Western Europe through France. In the time leading up to D-Day he was involved in deceiving German forces stationed in Europe namely in the hugely successful Operation Fortitude which drew the bulk of German forces away from Normandy to Pas de Calais. He served as an intelligence officer during D-Day, the liberation of France, and the Battle of the Bulge as well as witnessed the results of the Holocaust. At the end of the war he took part in the interrogation of high ranking German officers and helped build the CIA out of the OSS. After the Second World War his time with the Army ended and he left with the rank of colonel. Text Iceland Grand Valley State University: GVSU Digital Collections Norway |
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Ralph Hauenstein was working as a newspaper editor in Grand Rapids, Michigan in September 1940 and in the Army Reserved when he was called to active duty was assigned to be the public relations officer for Fort Sheridan, Illinois. In September 1941 he was assigned to an American intelligence task force, along with an American brigade, that was being sent to Iceland to relieve British troops that were stationed there. He worked as an intelligence liaison between Washington D.C. and London and oversaw the recon operations being conducted by Norwegian troops into Norway. After the outbreak of war he was transferred to an intelligence task force that was based in London that was preparing for the invasion of Western Europe through France. In the time leading up to D-Day he was involved in deceiving German forces stationed in Europe namely in the hugely successful Operation Fortitude which drew the bulk of German forces away from Normandy to Pas de Calais. He served as an intelligence officer during D-Day, the liberation of France, and the Battle of the Bulge as well as witnessed the results of the Holocaust. At the end of the war he took part in the interrogation of high ranking German officers and helped build the CIA out of the OSS. After the Second World War his time with the Army ended and he left with the rank of colonel. |
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