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Steinhoff, Ernst

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Steinhoff, Ernst

August 21, 2026

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Dr. Ernst Steinhoff, one of more than 100 German scientists brought to Fort Bliss in 1945 with Wernher von Braun to help develop the American space and missile program at White Sands Proving Ground, was described as the last surviving member of that original group living in the area. A specialist…

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