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Norwegian Nazi who served in SS found in Marbella

A Norwegian Nazi who served in the SS and was awarded the Gold Cross by Hitler has been discovered living in Marbella on the Costa del Sol in Spain

Fredrik Jensen, 93, served in a number of SS units during the Second World War, including the SS Panzer-Grenadier der Fuhrer, SS-Panzer-Division -Das Reich, the Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 9 Germania and the Panzer-Division Wiking.

He fought on the front line, which earned him the rare accolade of being one of the few foreigners to receive the highest decoration granted by Hitler to SS troops, the Gold Medal.
Read entire article at Independent (UK)