Courtroom guard at Nuremberg trials dies with Covid-19 aged 93

US soldier Emilio DiPalma guarded Adolf Hitler’s aides during the hearings.

Thu, 28 May, 2020 - 14:53

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US soldier Emilio DiPalma, who fought on the front lines during the Second World War and served as a courtroom guard during the trial of top Nazi war criminals, has died from coronavirus.

He was 93.

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