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]

References

  1. ↑ ""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". prensalibre.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peruano que luchó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial es condecorado por las Fuerzas Armadas" (in Spanish). La República. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "La brigada Pirón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "El peruano que desembarcó en Normandía". accesoperu.com (in Spanish). 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "'La guerra no es para jugar', dice el último superviviente latinoamericano del Desembarco" (in Spanish). Radio France Internationale. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Falleció el ultimo peruano en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Jorge Sanjinez" (in Spanish). Caretas. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.