Job Maseko who blew up a ship & denied a V.C. (WWII) (UK/South Africa) - ITV News - 13th April 2021

Job Maseko who blew up a ship & denied a V.C. (WWII) (UK/South Africa) - ITV News - 13th April 2021

Job Maseko: Black soldier who blew up German ship was denied a VC. The South African soldier, forced to work as a labourer for the Nazis and who snuck an improvised bomb onto a ship and sunk it, was in line for V.C. (Victoria Cross or other high medal), but was blocked by others, because of the colour of his skin. The story, how the story was uncovered and the ramifications it holds today, for both black and white South Africans, as well as for people around the world as well. #WWII