The centenarian was sent in 1943 from Marseille to Germany, where he worked unpaid for more than two years in a chemical plant. His lawyer says France would be in breach of international law by ...

But the two special visitors had been to Camp Shanks before – they were among the soldiers of the 65th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army to ship out from Camp Shanks to France in January 1945.

With France conquered, Germany plans a knockout blow to Britain ... and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched?