An unknown Kiwi soldier sits at the back of a German tank after being captured in 1941. Photo / SuppliedAn unknown Kiwi soldier sits at the back of a German tank after being captured in 1941. Photo / SuppliedHead bowed, hands hanging loosely in his lap, a captured Kiwi soldier sits on the back of a tank, a high-profile German commander standing in a hatch a few feet away. The identity of the Kiwi soldier, however, is an 80-year-old mystery Christchurch biochemist, amateur historian and part-time author Jeff Plowman wants to solve. An unknown Kiwi soldier, left, sits at the back of a German tank after being captured during 1941's Battle of Greece.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 13, 2021 17:03 UTC