The american soldier who spared the Leaning Tower in Pisa
«I knew it was a very hard action, but I know I could make it. I was scared to destroy such a beautiful monument», says sergeant Leon Weckstein - ITALIAN VERSION
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PISA. An American soldier spared the Leaning Tower in Pisa: sergeant Leon Weckstein, from New York.
It was 1944, July the 22nd. Pisa was divided: Germans located at North; Americans at South. Leon Weckstein had a mission: find out strategic targets. The places the enemies would use to shoot the Allies. One of the target was the Leaning Tower, the most famous monument in the world.
Leon had a precise order: if he had been sure or if he had had the impression the Germans were inside the tower, he would have had to press the button. To destroy the masterpiece.
«The Tower was half a mile from me - says Leon Weckstein - but I had a clear view. I knew it was a very hard action, but I know I could make it. Al the same time I was scared to destroy such a beautiful monument».
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