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.