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Gran Sasso raid
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The Gran Sasso raid on 12 September 1943 freed Benito Mussolini from imprisonment in a hotel on the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. The World War II operation was codenamed "Operation Oak" by the German m
Mussolini with German commandos
Mussolini with German commandos
Hotel Campo Imperatore.
Hotel Campo Imperatore.
This Fieseler Fi 156 helped Mussolini escape.
This Fieseler Fi 156 helped Mussolini escape.
Mussolini leaving the hotel, flanked by General Fernando Soleti, General Gueri, Karl Radl (holding suitcase).
Mussolini leaving the hotel, flanked by General Fernando Soleti, General Gueri, Karl Radl (holding suitcase).
Otto Skorzeny
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Otto Johann Anton Skorzeny was an Austrian-born German intelligence officer and commando who served as an SS-Obersturmbannführer within the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. Over the course of th
Gran Sasso raid
…A German doctor feigned interest in setting up a clinic at the hotel in order to confirm the deposed tyrant was being held there. Hauptsturmführer Otto Skorzeny was detailed to Student. On 8 September, he scouted the Gran Sasso to strategize how to free Mussolini. The elevation of the hotel made parachuting…
Skorzeny in 1943
Skorzeny in 1943
Skorzeny as commander of the Waffen SS Sonderverband z.b.V. Friedenthal special forces unit, 1943
Skorzeny as commander of the Waffen SS Sonderverband z.b.V. Friedenthal special forces unit, 1943
Skorzeny (centre, binoculars hanging from neck) with the liberated Mussolini – 12 September 1943
Skorzeny (centre, binoculars hanging from neck) with the liberated Mussolini – 12 September 1943