American held in captivity by both Germans and Russians since 1936 passes

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'An Entire Era': Alligator Who Survived WWII Bombing Dies In Moscow Zoo

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Saturn was born in the United States in 1936. He was almost immediately handed over to the Berlin Zoo. On November 23, 1943, Saturn escaped the zoo during an Allied bombing raid on the German capital.

It is unknown how he survived the next three years, but in 1946, he was captured by British troops and handed over to Soviet forces, who transferred him to the Moscow Zoo in July 1946.

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