Hardy Krüger, a German-born actor whose childhood in a Nazi household led him to become a lifelong voice against far-right extremism, died at 93 at his Palm Springs, California, home on January 19. Born in 1928 in Berlin, he grew up in a household where he was "raised to love Hitler." He even had his first acting experience in a Nazi propaganda film in 1944, "The Young Eagles." He served in the German army in WWII, but was condemned to die for his refusal to kill American captives. Another offi...
Hardy Krüger, a German-born actor whose childhood in a Nazi household led him to become a lifelong voice against far-right extremism, died at 93 at his Palm Springs, California, home on January 19. Born in 1928 in Berlin, he grew up in a household where he was "raised to love Hitler." He even had his first acting experience in a Nazi propaganda film in 1944, "The Young Eagles." He served in the German army in WWII, but was condemned to die for his refusal to kill American captives. Another offi...
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