Otto Skorzeny
Otto Johann Anton Skorzeny was an Austrian-born German SS-Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II. During the war, he was involved in a number of operations, including the removal from power of Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy and the Gran Sasso raid that rescued Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny led Operation Greif in which German soldiers infiltrated Allied lines wearing their enemies' uniforms.
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Background
- Born in
- Vienna
- Educated at
- TU Wien
- Awards
- 🏆 German Cross🏆 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross🏆 Eastern Medal🏆 Honour Chevron for the Old Guard🏆 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Trending topics shown first"My knowledge of pain, learned with the sabre, taught me not to be afraid. And just as in dueling when you must concentrate on your enemy's cheek, so, too, in war. You cannot waste time on feinting and…"
"Hitler decided that Mussolini must be freed from the Italian Partisans because Benito was his friend and had acted in good faith."
"Although care must be taken not to kill or injure anyone while these persons are being taken into custody, resistance must be broken!"
"I would never have surrendered, because of my pledge as a German officer. But when Hitler died, that pledge ended. By killing himself, Hitler saved thousands of lives. They relieved us of our oaths as…"
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1908
Born
Birth1975
Died
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