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Freiherr Magnus von Braun Rocket engineer. Born 10 May 1919. Died 21 June 2003. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.

Personal: Male. Born in Greifswald, Germany.

Brother of Wernher Von Braun, also a rocket engineer during World War II. Fluent in French. Arrived in America under Project Paperclip on 16 November 1945 aboard the Argentina from La Havre. As of January 1947, working at Fort Bliss, Texas. Died at Phoenix, Arizona.

Bibliography:

  • Michels, Juergen and Przybilski, Olaf, Peenemuende und seine Erben in Ost und West, Bernard & Graefe, Bonn, 1997.
  • Objective List of German and Austrian Scientists, Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, 2 January 1947.
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