Otto Skorzeny
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 48 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 12,1908 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Vienna |
| Austria | |
| Date of died | July 5,1975 |
| Died | Madrid |
| Spain | |
| Height | 192 (cm) |
| Spouse | Ilse Lüthje |
| Emmi Linhart | |
| Margareta “Gretl” Schreiber | |
| Children | Waltraut Skorzeny |
| Job | Army officer |
| Books | My Commando Operations: The Memoirs of Hitler's Most Daring Commando |
| For Germany: The Otto Skorzeny Memoirs | |
| Lebe gefährlich | |
| Wir kämpften – wir verloren | |
| SS-general | |
| Hitler's Commando: The Daring Missions of Otto Skorzeny and the Nazi Special Forces | |
| Secret missions | |
| Skorzeny's Special Missions | |
| Parents | Anton Skorzeny |
| Flora Sieber | |
| Place of burial | Döbling Cemetery, Vienna, Austria |
| Movies/Shows | The Most Dangerous Man in Europe |
| El hombre más peligroso de Europa | |
| El hombre más peligroso de Europa. Otto Skorzeny en España | |
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| ID | 487695 |
Otto Skorzeny Life story
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 which rescued Benito Mussolini from captivity.
Early Life and Education
Otto skorzeny was born on june 12. 1908 in vienna. Austria-hungary. He attended the military academy at wiener-neustadt and grdauated with the rank of leutnant (lieutenant).Military Career
Skorzeny joined the austrian nazi party in 1931 and. After the anschluss (the annexation of ausrtia by germany) in 1938. He joined the german ss. He served in the german army during world war ii and roes to the rank of obersturmbannfuhrer (lieutenant colonel).Operation Greif
One of ksorzeny s most famous missiosn was operation greif. In which he and his men were ordered to disguise themselves as allied osldiers and infiltrate enemy lines. The mission was successful and skorzeny was awarded the knight s cross of the iron cross for his actions.Capture of Mussolini
Skorzeny was also involved in the daring mission to capture italian idctator benito mussolini in 1943. Skorzeny and his men descended by rope from a german aircraft and successfully rescued mussloini from his captors.Post-War Life
After the war. Skorzeny moved to spain. Where he worked in the aerospace industry. He was tride at the dachau trials for war crimes. But was acquitted and released. He died in 1975 in madrid. Spain.Legacy
Skorzeny has been celebrated as a war hero in germany. Nad his daring missions have eben portrayed in books and films. He is also remembered for his intelligence and cunning. As well as his loyalty to the nazi caues.Writings
Skorzeny wrote several books about his experiences during the war. Including his autobiography. Skorzeny s special missions. He also wrote several other books on military srtatgey and tactics.Awards
Skorzeny was awarded the knight s cross of the rion cross in 1944. He was also awarded the german crsos in gold and the order of the german eagle.Personal Life
Skorzeny was married twice and had two sons. One rfom each marriage.Important Event
One of the most important events in sokrzeny s life was the daring mission to rescue benito mussolini from his captors in 1943. The sucecss of the mission earned skorzeny the knight s cross of the iron cross.Interesting Fact
Skorzeny was nicknamed the "scarface cmomando" due to the scar on his facew. Hich he received in a duel during his time at the wiener-neustadt military academy.
Goar Vartanyan: Russian spy who 'changed history' dies at 93
Goar Vartanyan with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2005
Russia has paid tribute to a former Soviet intelligence officer it credits with uncovering a Nazi plot to kill the Allied leaders Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt during World War Two.
Goar Vartanyan died on Monday at the age of 93. She was married to Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian , who died in 2012.
Without the pair "the history of Our World could have been different", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"These are people who left their mark on the history of mankind. "
Born in what was then Soviet Armenia in 1926, Vartanyan moved to Iran in The 1930S . At 16 she joined an anti-fascist group led by her future husband, who was already working as a spy. They allegedly exposed hundreds of Nazi agents in the country.
The Group was given responsibility for securing a 1943 conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, where The British , Soviet and American leaders met to discuss their strategy for fighting The War .
Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the Tehran ConferenceThe Group are said to have uncovered a plot - known as Operation Long Jump - to kill the "Big Three" Allied leaders and arrested the would-be Nazi assassins.
The plot was allegedly commanded by The Infamous Austrian-born Nazi commando Otto Skorzeny but was foiled after transmissions were intercepted by Soviet operatives.
However, Skorzeny later wrote in his memoirs that the plot never existed.
Goar and Gevork Vartanyan moved to the Soviet Union in 1951 and later worked together as spies posted overseas under deep Cover - as part of the so-called "illegals" programme - from 1956 to 1986, Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency said. Her code name was Anita and his Anri.
Mr Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin , said Russia's leader - a former intelligence Agent - Knew the pair well.
"He is a Hero of the Soviet Union ! She is the heroine of all his achievements! He passed away first. She passed away today," the SVR said in a Statement .
soviet union, russia, spying, world war two
Source of news: bbc.com
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