George G. Klein is one of the few recent žíjících participants of the second world war. Until recently, he was also considered a hero of Pointe du Hoc - the participant of an attack of u.s. Rangers on the German foothold no 75 at the beaches code-named Omaha on 06.06.1944 (D-Day / Operation Neptune).
Before letočním anniversary donors were able to choose the equivalent of about 100,000,- EURO and to provide the veteran a path on the memorial celebration 73 years since that event. No one, however, didn't expect that a week after returning to the U.S. G. G. Klein declares, that the landing in Normandy, de facto did not attend and was not even a member of the Rangers. Due to injury was at the time of the initiation of the operation with his unit (46. field artillery section, 5. infantry division) on healing in Northern Ireland.
Some doubts earlier expressed the historians Marty Morgan and Gary Stern, but at the same time admitted, that the materials that would clearly prove the opposite of the (now false) claim, have been destroyed or lost.
Although fought on the beaches of Normandy, attended the George G. Klein fights in the hinterland, and helped the liberation of Europe. 17. November 1944 he was in France at the border with Germany (the area of Moselle) seriously injured.
A similar story had Howard Manoian, who in 2009 confessed to the fact that he wasn't a paratrooper from the famous 82. airborne division participating in D-Day, but the member 33. chemical decontamination company ...
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Before letočním anniversary donors were able to choose the equivalent of about 100,000,- EURO and to provide the veteran a path on the memorial celebration 73 years since that event. No one, however, didn't expect that a week after returning to the U.S. G. G. Klein declares, that the landing in Normandy, de facto did not attend and was not even a member of the Rangers. Due to injury was at the time of the initiation of the operation with his unit (46. field artillery section, 5. infantry division) on healing in Northern Ireland.
Some doubts earlier expressed the historians Marty Morgan and Gary Stern, but at the same time admitted, that the materials that would clearly prove the opposite of the (now false) claim, have been destroyed or lost.
Although fought on the beaches of Normandy, attended the George G. Klein fights in the hinterland, and helped the liberation of Europe. 17. November 1944 he was in France at the border with Germany (the area of Moselle) seriously injured.
A similar story had Howard Manoian, who in 2009 confessed to the fact that he wasn't a paratrooper from the famous 82. airborne division participating in D-Day, but the member 33. chemical decontamination company ...