Draft:Frank Cohn

Frank Cohn
Frank Cohn
Born	Franz Cohn; August 2, 1925; Breslau, Germany (present-day Wrocław, Poland)
Died	July 4, 2026 (aged 100); Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Service years	1943–1978
Rank	Colonel
Unit	T-Force, 12th Army Group
Conflicts	World War II Battle of the Bulge; ; Korean War; Vietnam War;

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Franz “Frank” Cohn (August 2, 1925 – July 4, 2026) was a German-born American United States Army colonel, intelligence officer, and Holocaust survivor. Born in Weimar-era Germany, Cohn fled Nazi persecution with his family as a teenager in 1938. After emigrating to the United States, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, served in military intelligence during the Battle of the Bulge, and went on to serve a 35-year military career that spanned the Korean and Vietnam Wars.^[1]

Early life

Frank Cohn was born Franz Cohn on August 2, 1925, to Jewish parents, Martin and Ruth Cohn, in Breslau, Germany (present-day Wrocław, Poland). His family owned a sporting goods business in Breslau. Following the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in 1933, the family faced intensifying antisemitic harassment, including boycotts of their business and discrimination at school.

World War II

Post-war military service

Post-military service and legacy

References

↑ "Frank Cohn - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

[1] "Frank Cohn - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

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