Hans Otto Mauksch Materials
Object Details
- Collection Donor
- Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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- Ralph H. Baer Papers
- Date
- 1944 - 1964
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0854, Series 3
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Ralph H. Baer Papers, 1943-2015, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution.
- Scope and Contents
- This series consists primarily of textual documents and photographs describing the military intelligence group activities during World War II in Europe. Hans Otto Mauksch (1917-1993) and Ralph Baer were assigned to the Military Intelligence Training team (12th Reinforcement Depot) during World War II in Europe. Baer met Mauksch on the Mata Roa, a British freighter while traveling from New York to Liverpool in 1944. Hans O. Mauksch was the leader of the military intelligence group in England and was the first to conceive of the idea of a military intelligence team to train troops on enemy subjects. Sent to Europe in February 1944, Mauksch led an effort to amass enemy weapons for the purposes of establishing a museum in Tidworth, England, to train officers and enlisted men to handle enemy weapons and to learn quickly their characteristics and capabilities. Ultimately, a small arms museum was established in France and then arms were shipped to the United States to establish small arms exhibits, particularly at Ft. Riley, Kansas.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513699154-1503513699177-9
- Metadata Usage
- CC0