German Wehrmacht General Anton Dostler is tied to a stake before his execution by a firing squad in a stockade in Aversa, Italy, on December 1, 1945.

The General, commander of the 75th Army Corps, was sentenced to death by a United States Military Commission in Rome for having ordered the shooting of 15 unarmed American prisoners of war, in La Spezia, Italy, on March 26, 1944 (AP Photo.)

Thanks to Stan Shapiro, Commander of the Jewish War Veterans Post 125, Jersey Shore, for sharing this dramatic  photo with Blogfinger.

Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net

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LEONARD COHEN’S “ANTHEM:”  Performed by Perla Batallea an Julie Christensen .  From the album I’m Your Man.

“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in..”

Leonard Cohen “I’m Your Man.”