Magnus von Braun

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Magnus Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German-American chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, rocket scientist and business executive. A highly-regarded member of the Nazi Party, in his 20s he worked on Germany's guided missile development and production at the Peenemünde Army Research Center and the Mittelwerk from 1943 to 1945. At age 26, he emigrated to the United States via Operation Paperclip, where he worked for some years at Fort Bliss. In 1955 he began a new career as a senior executive with Chrysler's missile division, later moving to automotive products. He retired to Arizona in 1975, where he died in 2003. He was the younger brother of Sigismund and Wernher von Braun.

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