Jorge Sanjinez Lenz (January 24, 1917 – August 24, 2020) was a Peruvian veteran who participated as a military volunteer in World War II, on the side of the Allies for the liberation of Europe from the Axis Powers.

[4] The then President of Peru, Manuel Prado Ugarteche, accepted his decision and authorised Sanjinez.

Months later, Sanjinez was relocated to the South of England, where further training was provided, in preparation to what would be the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare.

Sanjinez said that during his stay on the Western Front he knew death directly: We saw the explosion and little by little we got closer to the place.

Sanjinez died on 24 August 2020[5] at his home in Pucallpa at 103 years of age due to kidney failure,[5] an ailment that had afflicted him for some time.