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}} Gunther Erich Rothenberg (11 July 1923 – 26 April 2004) was an internationally known military historian, best known for his publications on the Habsburg military and Napoleonic Wars. He had a fifteen-year military career, as a British Army soldier in World War II, a Haganah officer in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. ==Escape from Nazi Germany and military service== Gunther Erich Rothenberg was born in Berlin. His family was a culturally assimilated German Jewish family.〔Thomas M. Barker. ("Letters to the Editor." ) Project Muse. 2004. Accessed 31 May 2010.〕 In 1937, Rothenberg moved to the Netherlands with his mother; his father later joined them.〔Peter Dennis and Eleanor Hancock. "Gunther Rothenberg Obituary. ''Jewish News (Melbourne).'' Melbourne, Australia, 11 June 2004.〕 The family moved next to Britain, where Rothenberg had some schooling.〔 In 1939, he moved to Mandatory Palestine, then under British rule. There he joined the Zionist movement and Hashomer Hatzair (The Youth Guard), a Socialist-Zionist youth movement. He retained his passion for a Jewish homeland throughout his life.〔 On 13 July 1941, his parents emigrated to the United States on the ''Villa de Madrid'', an overcrowded ocean-liner that left Barcelona on 20 June.〔Art Mahler, ( "Glory and Liberty: Recollections of WWII." ) Accessed 24 June 2012.〕 His father, Erich Joseph Rothenberg, was an importer, and both his parents spoke English, Hebrew, French, and German. Their visas, issued in Lisbon, Portugal, claimed Cuban citizenship.〔''Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820–1897''. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.〕 At the age of 57, his father registered for the fourth draft in 1942, listing his residence as New York City, and his next of kin as his wife, Lotte.〔United States, Selective Service System. ''Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration.'' National Archives and Records Administration Branch locations: National Archives and Records Administration Region Branches.〕 In 1941, Gunther Rothenberg volunteered for the British army, serving in an all-Jewish unit. He was wounded in North Africa. He transferred from the Royal Army Service Corps to the Intelligence Corps and fought with the Eighth Army. He served in the Italian campaign, in the Yugoslav war of liberation and in Austria.〔 His service continued in the occupation of Austria until 1946. He was a civilian employee of U.S. Intelligence 1946-1948.〔 Rothenberg returned to Palestine and joined the Haganah for Israel's War of Independence.〔Charles Schneid. Hnet Obituary. 28 April 2004.〕 He rose to the rank of captain in the Israel Defense Forces.〔 By 1948, Rothenberg's father had died〔 and his mother, Lotte (1894–1990),〔Social Security Administration. ''Social Security Death Index, Master File.'' Social Security Administration. Accessed 31 May 2010.〕 had become a naturalized United States citizen.〔''Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792–1989.'' New York, NY, USA: National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region.〕 To be with her in New York City,〔 Rothenberg journeyed to Canada, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia; traveling from there to Toronto, he lived for a while at Wycliffe College, where he worked briefly as a construction laborer.〔''Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902–1954''. (National Archives Micropublication M1480, 165 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.〕 On 19 November 1948, he crossed the international border into the United States at Buffalo, with $12.00 in his pocket.〔 In 1951, he volunteered for the United States Army, transferred to the Air Force,〔 and served in the Korean War until 1955.〔 He remained guided by a deep sense of duty and a strong sense of American patriotism throughout his life.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gunther E. Rothenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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