Jorge Sanjinez Lenz
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz (January 24, 1917 – August 24, 2020) was a Peruvian military veteran. He participated as a military volunteer in World War II, on the side of the Allies for the liberation of Europe from the Axis Powers.[1]
He was part of the foreign troops of the Piron Brigade.[2][3] He was born in Moquegua, Peru.[4]
He was the last Latin American soldier to die who participated in D Day.[5]
Sanjinez died of lung cancer in Lima on August 24, 2020 at the age of 103.[6]
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz Media
Personal belongings of Sanjinez Lenz at his home in Pucallpa (2019).
References
- ↑ “A la guerra se va a matar y a que lo maten a uno”: la historia del último peruano que participó en la Batalla de Normandía, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (in es). prensalibre.com (7 June 2017). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Peruano que luchó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial es condecorado por las Fuerzas Armadas (in es) (13 September 2019)La República. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ La brigada Pirón (in es) (14 September 2019)El Comercio. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ El peruano que desembarcó en Normandía (in es). accesoperu.com (26 February 2017). Retrieved 28 August 2020.[dead link]
- ↑ 'La guerra no es para jugar', dice el último superviviente latinoamericano del Desembarco (in es) (8 August 2019)Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Falleció el ultimo peruano en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Jorge Sanjinez (in es) (24 August 2020)Caretas. Retrieved 28 August 2020.