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| Magnus von Braun | 8/8 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_von_Braun | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T13:10:46.729129+00:00 | kb-cron |
== Operation Paperclip and Fort Bliss == von Braun arrived in New York on 16 November 1945 aboard the SS Argentina and was soon at work at Fort Bliss, Texas and later at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Von Braun was interrogated as a witness for the Andrae war crimes trial in which Mittelwerk general manager Georg Rickhey was acquitted. Soon after his arrival, he was caught trying to sell a brick of platinum he'd stolen from the base to a jeweler in El Paso. The incident was quickly hushed up, though he was informally punished by means of a terrible beating given by his brother Wernher.
== Career with Chrysler == In 1955, von Braun began a career with Chrysler—first in the missile division and then in the automotive division. He also resided in Huntsville, Alabama, for a while before moving to Michigan. After living in Michigan, he relocated to the UK, working in London and Coventry as Chrysler UK export director. von Braun retired from Chrysler in 1975 and returned to the States, where he settled in Arizona and resided until his death.
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