War Crimes
The Inspector-General of the Third Army charged Hemingway with several serious offenses, including removing patches from his clothing identifying him as a journalist, stockpiling weapons in his hotel room, and commanding a faction of Resistance operatives. Eventually, he was cleared of wrongdoing because… Hemingway!
Hemingway could lie out of it and head back to the War, where he participated in a huge battle at the German border. He even threw three hand grenades into a bunker, killing several SS officers. He was decorated with the Bronze Star. In 1951, he wrote to The New York Times, stating he “had a certain amount of knowledge about guerilla warfare and irregular tactics as well as a grounding in more formal war, and I was willing and happy to work for or be of use to anybody who would give me anything to do within my capabilities.”
