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Hitler was shocked to see his old friend when the two dictators were reunited on the 14th September at the Führer’s ‘Wolf’s Lair’ bunker in the forests outside the town of Rastenburg. Mussolini cut a sorry figure, having lost a considerable amount of weight since the last time Hitler had seen him.
On 12 September 1943, Skorzeny and 16 SS troopers joined the Fallschirmjäger to rescue Mussolini in a high-risk glider mission. Ten DFS 230 gliders, each carrying nine soldiers and a pilot, towed by Henschel Hs 126 planes started between 13:05 and 13:10 from the Pratica di Mare Air Base , near Rome.
Aug 1, 2024 · Il Duce had been deposed in July, and Adolf Hitler wanted his old friend rescued. In what would become a plot worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, a team of German commandos launched a daring glider and paratrooper raid on a luxury hotel high in the Italian mountains to return Mussolini to power.
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Interview and story of SS Major Otto Skorzeny who located and rescued Benito Mussolini, from his captivity on the Gran Sasso, Italy.
Aug 1, 2021 · The operation, known as “Operation Oak,” was personally ordered by Adolf Hitler, who was eager to save his ally from captivity and restore him to power in Italy. The story of the rescue began in July 1943, when Mussolini was ousted from power and placed under arrest by the Italian government.
During the Gran Sasso Raid (also called Operation Eiche), Otto Skorzeny led a daring mission to rescue Benito Mussolini from Italy. When news of Benito Mussolini’s removal from power in Italy reached Adolf Hitler in far-off Berlin, the Nazi Fuhrer flew into a rage.
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Sep 9, 2015 · On Sept. 12, 1943, German commandos rescued Benito Mussolini from his arrest at a hotel on the Gran Sasso mountain. Mussolini had been deposed a few months earlier, and Adolf Hitler ordered the raid to liberate his friend and fellow fascist. By mid-1943 the Axis powers, and Italy in particular, were facing severe setbacks.
