Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States.
Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959. Conducted by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA), it was largely carried out by special agents of the U.S. Army's Counterintelligence Corps (CIC). Many of these personnel were former members, and some were former leaders, of the Nazi Party.
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include:
Neumann is German for "new man", and one of the 20 most common German surnames.
Götz or Goetz is a German name, in origin a hypocorism of Gottfried. It remains in use as a short form of Gottfried, but it has also become a surname.
Klemperer is a German-language occupational surname literally meaning "tinker". It is suggested that in the case of the conductor's immediate family the original name was Klopper - one who knocks on doors to get people to go to Synagogue - and was later changed to the better sounding Klemperer which rhymes with Emperor.
Maria Luise may refer to:
Braun is a common surname, originating from the German word for the color brown. The name is the 22nd most common family name in Germany. Many German emigrants to the United States also changed their name to Brown.
Major-General Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, was a British military officer.
Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname.
Simson is a surname, also a given name, and may refer to:
Schulenburg is the name of an ancient German noble family that goes back to 13th century and may refer to:
von Alvensleben may refer to:
Verner is a Scandinavian name of Germanic origins from the given name Werner. Verner is common both as a given name and a surname. It means "protector". People with the name Verner include:
The German-language surname Schmieden or its nobility form von Schmieden may refer to:
Heinz, is a German given name, a diminutive of Heinrich and cognate of the given name Henry. People with this given name include:
Schröter or Schroeter is a German surname, a variant of Schröder. It may also be written without diacritics as Schroter. It is an occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor. Notable people with the surname include:
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