[Joe 6-pack]

"Moreover, there was one more Jew in the cast. Major Wolfgang Hochstetter of the Gestapo was played by Howard Caine, nee Cohen."

The article doesn't mention it, but Howard Caine also fought in WWII in the Pacific Theater.

[chrisinoc]

Werner Klemperer, John Banner, and Leon Askin served in the US Army during WW2.

In another side note John Banner had an uncredited role as a surrendering German officer in the movie “Go for Broke!”.

German Officer: What kind of troops are these, Chinese?

Lt. Michael Grayson: Japanese. Didn’t Hitler tell you? Japan surrendered. They’re fighting on our side now.