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Arthur Rudolph — Part 1
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[rseses furnished by the Department of the Army, which consists of a |
personal history questionnaire executed by RUDOLPH and the results of
' the investigation conducted by the office Of the Military Government
of the United ‘States in Germany.
According to the questionnaire RUDOLTS «as born November 9, 1966 at
Stepfershausen/Thuringia, Germany, is a German citizen, married and
the father of one daughter. RIUDOLTE and his family heve recently
moved from the military reservation at Ft. Bliss, Texas, where they
resided for the pest year and a half, to San Diego, California in
connection with bie official business es a liafeon representative with
the Solar Aircraft Corporation.
pho EC DOLFE indicates that be attended secondary sehool at Stepfershausen
and attended the Technical School at the University of Berlin, from
pb which he was graduated as a mechanical engineer, and the Institute
ace Dr. ISLE, in Berlin, where he studied higher mathematics for half
py? Ueite rere | |
RUDOLPS states that he Bas a fluent command of both German and English.
It ie indicated that he received scholarships to study both at the
Government school at Schmalkalden and the Technical School at the Universitr
of Berlin. In addition he states that he participated in rocket research
and development since 1930 and fram 1932 to 1934 conducted independent
activity in rocket development... , _-
He states that he was a member of various professional engineering
societies in Germany, which he states he joined to broaden his technical
kmowledge and advises that he has published articles on jig and tool
design, welding, forging and related subjects, between the years 1930
and 1935 for the Home Study School in Berlin.g He indicated that he has
been granted patents on "Process and devices for the rapid and continued
oniform combustion of liguid fuele for rocket and aircraft. He states
that these patents were declared secret and taken over by the German
War Dspartment in 1934 or 1935, It was indicated that RUDOLPH lost his
papers concerning these patents during the war and cannot ramexber their
pumbers, . _ 7
RUDOLFE lists his employment as that of a development and production -
engineer and states thet from Mey, 1924 until December, 1934 he was
exployed by various private firms in Germany as a deaigner of special
tools ant devices. It ie indicated that from December, 1934 until the
eod of the war in Germany in 1945 he was employed by the German War
Department at warious plants enzaged din research and Gevelonment of
rockets and guided missiles. al
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