In late 2010 Hollender in an interview to Latvian newspaper Diena revealed that he has lied in the film.
He participated in the French conquest of Senegal and was severely wounded in 1889 at the capture of Diena by the French.
Diena | Diena, Mali |
In addition to writing numerous articles in philatelic journals, Diena wrote in great detail on stamps of Modena, Romagna, Sicily, Parma, and Naples during the 1920s and 1930s.