The Man Who Tricked Hitler - Fake Knight's Cross Hero
June 13, 2022
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as posted by the channelIn February 1945 a 16-year-old Hitler Youth named Gunter Nowak became a national hero after destroying single-handed almost a dozen Soviet tanks. Hitler awarded him the Knight's Cross - the only problem was, Nowak didn't exist. Hitler was duped, but by whom?
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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Plber, Bruce Marvin
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