Jorge Sanjinez Lenz

Jorge Sanjinez Lenz (January 24, 1917 – August 24, 2020) was a Peruvian military veteran of Belgian descent who participated as a military volunteer in World War II, on the side of the Allies for the liberation of Europe from the Axis Powers. He enlisted in the Piron Brigade in the Free Belgian forces. Early years He was born on January 24, 1917, in Moquegua, Peru. His childhood passed through periods in his country and in Bolivia. Second World War In December 1942, in the midst of the Second World War. Sanjinez attended the Belgian embassy in Lima to enroll in the rebel camp that the government of the European country was promoting, along with other governments in exile, to end the Nazi occupation. The Peruvian Armed Forces recognized the decision and provided special training to Sanjinez, the government of Peru was part of the allies. He left on a Chilean ship bound for New York and from there to London. During his stay in the British capital, he got lost with a friend in Hyde Park, London where they survived The Blitz.