Crash Location Heinkel 111

Kontxa, San Sebastián
País Vasco, Spain

This Heinkel 111 crashed here in May 1945. One of its crew members was Léon Degrelle, Waffen-SS leader in Belgium, who seeked refuge in Spain. Franco refused to hand the wounded Belgian over to the Allies. Degrelle was granted a new life under a new identity.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Vicente Martín

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