Otto Skorzeny

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Otto Skorzeny was a prominent Austrian-born Waffen-SS commando officer of Nazi Germany, best known for leading daring special operations such as the rescue of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini during World War II.

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Otto Skorzeny canonical 3
Skorzeny 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi
Waffen-SS officer
human
military officer
allegiance Nazi Germany
authored memoirs
awardReceived Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
birthCountry Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
birthDate 1908-06-12
birthPlace Vienna
citizenship Austria
Germany
commanded SS-Jagdverbände
conflict World War II
deathCountry Spain
deathDate 1975-07-05
deathPlace Madrid
distinctiveFeature facial scar from dueling
education Vienna University of Technology
escape escaped Allied internment in 1948
familyName Otto Skorzeny self-linksurface differs
surface form: Skorzeny
givenName Otto
height approximately 1.92 m
ideology Nazism
legalStatus acquitted at Dachau war crimes trial
memberOf Nazi Party
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
memoirTitle My Commando Operations
militaryBranch Waffen-SS
militaryRank SS-Obersturmbannführer
name Otto Skorzeny self-link
notableFor commando warfare
special operations behind enemy lines
notableWork Gran Sasso raid
operationLed Operation Greif
Rescue of Benito Mussolini
operationName Operation Eiche
participatedIn Battle of the Bulge
postwarActivity involvement with ODESSA-related networks (alleged)
military advisor in Spain
security consultant in Egypt
profession engineer
soldier
residence Ireland
Spain
tacticUsed use of enemy uniforms in Operation Greif
trial Dachau trials

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SS-Standartenführer notableHolder Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny name Otto Skorzeny self-link
Otto Skorzeny familyName Otto Skorzeny self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Skorzeny