Hitler decided that Mussolini must be freed from the Italian Partisans because Benito was his friend and had acted in good faith. - Otto Skorzeny

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Hitler decided that Mussolini must be freed from the Italian Partisans because Benito was his friend and had acted in good faith.

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About Otto Skorzeny

Otto Skorzeny (June 12, 1908 – July 7, 1975) was an Austrian SS-Standartenführer (colonel) in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. After fighting on the Eastern Front, he was chosen as the field commander to carry out the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny was also the leader of Operation Greif, in which German soldiers were to infiltrate through enemy lines, using their opponents' language, uniforms, and customs. At the end of the war, Skorzeny was involved with the Werwolf guerrilla movement and the ODESSA network where he would serve as Spanish coordinator.

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Pen Names: Dr. Wolf • Rolf Steinbauer
Alternative Names: Scarface • Otto Johann Anton Skorzeny • Skorzeny
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