Actually most of the major players in Hogan's Heroes who played Germans were Jewish. Werner Klemperer (Col. Wilhelm Klink), Leon Askin (General Burkhalter), Howard Caine (Maj. Wolfgang Hochstetter) were also Jewish. John Banner happened to be in an actor's tour group in Switzerland when the nazis marched into his native Austria so he did not dare go home but insted moved to the US to make anti-nazi movies during the war (and after). Klemperer escaped his native Germany in '39 just in time to survive. Also of note Robert Clary (Cpl. LeBeau) also was jewish and escaped France just in time to escape being sent to a concentration camp.
True fact both Klemperer & Banner would only sign on to do Hogan's Heroes if their characters were always shown as buffoons!
Back to the Erfurt, beautiful piece & very glad it shot well Padre Dan! I am jealous and look forward to getting a shooter I can take to the range (though still enjoy my collector one very much).
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