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Sporting Witness: Bert Trautmann: From Hitler Youth to the FA Cup

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31/05/2015

Bert Trautmann: From Hitler Youth to the FA Cup

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The former Nazi paratrooper who became a hero to Manchester City fans in the 1950s

The former Nazi paratrooper who became a hero to Manchester City fans in the 1950s.

In 1956, the Manchester City goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann, became an FA Cup hero by breaking his neck at Wembley but playing on to the end of the final. Trautmann was a former Nazi paratrooper who adopted England as his home country after being taken prisoner during World War Two. Simon Watts introduces BBC archive recordings of Trautmann and speaks to Catrine Clay, author of Trautmann's Journey.

(Photo: The injured Bert Trautmann at the end of the 1956 FA Cup Final. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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