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Guenther Reinhardt

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302:, United States Forces, European Theatre of Operations through 1947. During that time, Reinhardt tried to hunt down six Hungarian SS guards who had murdered downed American airman and accused US Army officials of smuggling "Nazi gold" into the USA. In 1947, he served as expert consultant to the US Secretary of the Army through 1948. He served as an interpreter during the 480:
reviewer John H. Lichtbau (also a former colleague in the Counterintelligence Corps in Germany). To the criticism that Karl Nierendorf's name goes unmentioned in authoritative accounts on German communism, for example, Reinhardt retorted that of course the name did not appear openly because "I deal
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Guenther Reinhardt brings to any assignment not only a wide journalistic background but a decade of top-level intelligence experience... Many of the exposes now making headlines were wrapped up in his files many years ago. Through his work with the FBI and the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps, he has
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amassed a tremendous knowledge of the secret world of espionage and subversion which few Americans ever glimpse. He has repeatedly broken through the security curtain of Nazi and Communist operations, both here and abroad. The story he has to tell is of vital importance to the nation.
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in New York City (1926-1929), then as chief statistician at Toerge & Schiffer (1929-1930)—"his first job as a private investigator." In 1925, Reinhardt began contributing to Swiss newspapers. In 1932, he became a special correspondent for the
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through 1940. In 1946, he was a correspondent for the International News Service. Overall, he contributed to newspaper syndicates and national magazines for more than three decades, 1932-1968. Publications include
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win the presidency. Robb claims that Reinhardt "set out to destroy Richard Nixon." In September 1960, Reinhardt had discovered that Nixon was seeing a "shrink" (
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had tipped him off about "an extremely clever operative of the Soviet espionage underground in this country," whom the FBI should visit, and "That is how
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through 1944. In 1944, he became a consultant to the Office of United States Company-Ordinator of Inter-American Affairs through 1945 and then with
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in Switzerland. In 1922, he received a BA from the Royal College of Mannheim, in 1925 a BS in Economics from Mannheim and an MA from
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The Gumshoe and the Shrink: Guenther Reinhardt, Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, and the Secret History of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Election
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The Gumshoe and the Shrink: Guenther Reinhardt, Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, and the Secret History of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Election
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The Gumshoe and the Shrink: Guenther Reinhardt, Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, and the Secret History of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Election
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to a banking family. His parents were Dr. Philipp Victor Reinhardt and Lilli Johanna Zimmern. He attended school at the
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You Americans; fifteen foreign press correspondents report their impressions of the United States and its people
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You Americans: Fifteen Foreign Press Correspondents Report Their Impressions of the United States and Its People
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You Americans; fifteen foreign press correspondents report their impressions of the United States and its people
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You Americans; fifteen foreign press correspondents report their impressions of the United States and its people
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Reinhardt joined the Foreign Press Association (or Association of Foreign Journalists) in 1937 and
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With regard to the "European Whirligig," Frederick Sondern Jr., prior to serving as an editor for
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through 1959. In 1960, he worked for Silas R. Franz, a life insurance company in New York City.
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a McClure's column went called "European Whirligig." In 1939, he joined the staff of the
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In 1931, Reinhardt became an American citizen. In 1934, he became a consultant to the
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through 1943; he infiltrated the news business and reported to FBI special agents
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through 1938—"while still a private investigator for Wall Street banks." He
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Nazi Gold: The Story of the Worlds̓ Greatest Robbery - and Its Aftermath
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Guenther Reinhardt was born Günther Reinhardt on December 13, 1904, in
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Guenther Reinhardt died age 63 on December 2, 1968, in New York City.
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Crime Without Punishment: The Secret Soviet Terror Against America
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Crime Without Punishment: The Secret Soviet Terror Against America
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Crime Without Punishment: The Secret Soviet Terror Against America
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Crime Without Punishment: The Secret Soviet Terror Against America
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In 1964, Reinhardt was arrested for stealing documents from the
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Swiss newspaper. In the late 1940s, he became a contributor to
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On August 5, 1937, Reinhardt married Helen I. Williams.
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Initially, Reinhardt worked as a statistician, first at
1168:(1939). Benjamin Pettengill Adams; B.P. Adams (eds.). 1084:"A Judge Confesses He Does Not Know What Blackjack Is" 793:(1939). Benjamin Pettengill Adams; B.P. Adams (eds.). 283:." In his 1952 memoir, Reinhardt claimed that in 1941 406:
Author David L. Robb described Reinhardt in 2012 as:
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In 1943, Reinhardt became a research consultant the
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One of his best sources was 1: 1328:Alumni of Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz 296:Republican National Committee 1323:Heidelberg University alumni 1271:"Invasion Prayers Are Ready" 314:In 1949, Reinhardt became a 971:. 5 May 1984. pp. 7–18 874:. 5 August 1966. p. 24 854:Funk & Wagnalls Company 345:, a discovery which helped 198:McClure Newspaper Syndicate 1344: 821:Lichtbau, John H. (1939). 331:The Gumshoe and the Shrink 300:Counter Intelligence Corps 1064:. Publishers Weekly. 2012 1244:The Jews in Nazi Germany 519:The Jews in Nazi Germany 442:Crime Without Punishment 440:In his best known work, 333:depicts Reinhardt as a " 128:Crime Without Punishment 1174:. Funk & Wagnalls. 1140:"Mr. Reinhardt Objects" 1027:Robb, David L. (2012). 990:Robb, David L. (2012). 688:Robb, David L. (2012). 372:Personal life and death 239:Government investigator 223:American magazines and 1033:. Santa Monica Press. 998:. Santa Monica Press. 509:) (1950) (translation) 433: 404: 16:German-American writer 731:. DocumentsTalk. 2008 563:and also writing for 427:, a manic-depressive 177:Heidelberg University 92:Heidelberg University 829:. pp. 144 (bio) 823:"Murder and Mystery" 729:"Guenther Reinhardt" 446:Juliet Stuart Poyntz 316:private investigator 310:Private investigator 1267:Reinhardt, Guenther 1223:. Hermitage House. 1217:Reinhardt, Guenther 1166:Reinhardt, Guenther 1138:(7 December 1959). 1136:Reinhardt, Guenther 965:"Robbing the Reich" 894:Chambers, Whittaker 791:Reinhardt, Guenther 758:Reinhardt, Guenther 521:(same as AJC book?) 381:National Press Club 343:Arnold Hutschnecker 207:New York Daily News 181:Columbia University 173:Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz 355:Arnold Hutschenker 289:Whittaker Chambers 153:Guenther Reinhardt 23:Guenther Reinhardt 1005:978-1-59580-066-4 707:978-1-59580-066-4 642:978-0-8379-0205-0 610:. 3 December 1968 466:Horst Berensprung 395:Ralph de Toledano 366:underworld agents 169:Mannheim, Germany 150: 149: 138:Helen I. 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Index

Mannheim, Germany
New York City
Heidelberg University
Mannheim, Germany
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Heidelberg University
Columbia University
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Company
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
ghosted
New York Daily News
Life
Look
Der Bund
Plain Talk
House Un-American Activities Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George J. Starr
Edward A. Tamm
Gardner Jackson
Stanley Reed
Jerome Frank
J. Edgar Hoover
queer
Ludwig Lore
Whittaker Chambers
Republican National Committee
Counter Intelligence Corps
Nuremberg Trials
private investigator

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