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Karl Arno Punzeller 1929

Karl Arno Punzeller of Monschau Germany was born in 1929 at Germany. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Karl Arno Punzeller.

Karl Arno Punzeller

Monschau in Monschau Germany

1929

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Karl Arno Punzeller was born in Germany and raised during the Nazis rise in power. He was a leader of the Hitler Youth organization called Hitlerjugend, or HJ for short, in Monschau Germany. In 1945, when he was only sixteen years old, there is a photo of Karl listening to United States Army Sergeant Eric Hartmann of Albany, New York, translating his verdict of a life sentence in prison. See Karl Arno Punzeller, 16. Punzeller was originally sentenced to death for espionage which was the common sentence for the crime of spying on US troops. However, because of his age, the sentence was commuted. Witnessing the occasion was United States Army Major James D. Clemens of Bowling Green, Missouri. In 1955, many prisoners were pardoned and returned to Germany - there is no record of whether Karl was one of these or not. If you have more knowledge about the life of Karl after age 16, please share within this biography.
1929

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1929

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Ethnicity & Family History

Karl was Caucasian of German heritage.
Nationality & Locations

A native of Germany, Karl was raised in Germany and seems to have been a resident of Monschau. He spent time in Aachen Germany during his prison sentence.
Military Service

Karl was convicted of being a spy for the German Army.
Professional Career

Only 16 when he was sentenced to life in prison for spying for Germany, Karl never was able to train for a profession.
Personal Life & Family

Karl was a leader in the Hitler Youth Movement Hitlerjugend. Hitlerjugend, or HJ for short, was the Nazi organized youth movement comprised of both young boys, referred to as Hitler Youth, and girls referred to as the League of German Girls. In January 1933 when the Nazis took power, the Hitlerjugend had only approximately 100k members. By the end of 1933 the movement had a membership of more than 2 million young boys and girls. Karl was convicted of spying for Germany by the United States and was sentenced to life in prison when he was only 16 years old.
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Kathy Pinna

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11/30/2017

Karl Arno Punzeller, 16

A photo of Karl Arno Punzeller, age 16, listening to an American soldier translating - from English to German - the sentence from an American court. A German court had sentenced him to death for espionage, and the American military court commuted that to a life sentence. Karl had been reporting American troop movements to Nazi soldiers during World War II.

Date & Place: February 10, 1945 in Germany

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Daniel Pinna

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05/16/2023

Hitler Youth Gets American Mercy

Karl Arno Punzeller, 16, of Monschau, Germany, a Hitler youth leader who was sentenced to death in a German civil court for reporting American troop movements to the enemy, hears Sgt. Eric Hartmann of Albany, N.Y. read an order from Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges commuting the sentence to life imprisonment. Witnessing the occasion in an Aachen prison is Maj. James. D. Clemens (left) of Birmingham, Ala.

- The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) February 13th 1945

Date & Place: February 13, 1945 in Aachen, Cologne County, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

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Timothy Jernigan

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05/12/2018

Karl Arno Punzeller

A photo of Karl Arno Punzeller

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Karl Arno Punzeller's History: 1929

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Military Service

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Personal Life & Family

Living status

3 Memories, Stories & Photos about Karl

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