Operation Eiche
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Operation Eiche was the 1943 German commando raid led by Otto Skorzeny that rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in the Gran Sasso mountains during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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commando raid ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | DFS 230 glider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gran Sasso raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| captorOfMussoliniBeforeRaid | Italian authorities loyal to King Victor Emmanuel III ⓘ |
| casualties | minimal ⓘ |
| codename | Unternehmen Eiche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Otto Skorzeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | 1943-09-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | creation of a puppet regime in Northern Italy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most famous special operations of World War II ⓘ |
| leader | Otto Skorzeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
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Campo Imperatore Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Sasso d’Italia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | glider-borne assault ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Fallschirmjäger units
NERFINISHED
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Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
daring mountain rescue of a head of state
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use of assault gliders to land near a mountaintop hotel ⓘ |
| objective | rescue Benito Mussolini from captivity ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Benito Mussolini
NERFINISHED
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Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers) ⓘ Otto Skorzeny NERFINISHED ⓘ SS commandos ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
German Wehrmacht
NERFINISHED
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SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonerRescued | Benito Mussolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propagandaUse | Nazi Germany used the raid for propaganda purposes ⓘ |
| result |
Benito Mussolini rescued
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German victory ⓘ Mussolini returned to German-controlled territory ⓘ establishment of the Italian Social Republic ⓘ |
| strategicImpact | helped Germany maintain influence in Italy after Mussolini’s fall ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translation | Operation Oak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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