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The Rescue of Mussolini by Major Skorzany: A Dare Devil Operation
What is bravery? It is an act of attempting to do the impossible. One such episode has caught my imagination. The man who carried out this act was a German Para Major named Skorzany. He was specially selected by Hitler for this act. A man of infinite courage and a dare devil, he was asked by Hitler to rescue Mussolini the Italian dictator from a mountain ski resort in Central Italy. The Italians who made Mussolini retire were aware that an attempt would be made to rescue Il Duce and so were shifting his residence every 2 months.
However German Intelligence was able to pinpoint that Mussolini was held at the ski resort in Central Italy. Major Skorzany assured Hitler; he would rescue Mussolini and get him back to lead the Axis powers. In real terms Hitler was well aware that the Italians were just waiting to make peace with the Allies and would also hand over his best friend to them.
Thus in September 1943 Skorzany made a daring plan to free Mussolini. It must be noted that the ski resort was only accessible by cable car and there was no road. So a decision was taken to land Gliders on the resort. The Major himself led the assault as the Gliders were airborne. It was a risky operation to land a glider on the small ground of the resort, but the German Para troopers did just that. Only one paratrooper lost his life in the landing. A master stroke was to take a senior Italian police official who on emerging from the glider shouted in Italian 'don't fire... don't fire '.This sowed confusion in the hearts of the guards who were quickly over powered and Mussolini was freed without firing a shot.
Mussolini and his girl friend Clara were then whisked away by a small German light plane to Germany. It was feat without parallel in terms of audacity and bravery. Somehow this feat is not given much importance and Hollywood which has been making all sorts of war movies has conspicuously ignored this romantic saga of bravery. Maybe, because they would not like to propagate an episode of bravery from the Nazi era. But then Hollywood has never been known to be objective.
The Major was involved in a few other attempts of dare delivery. One of these was his assignment to assassinate the 3 leaders Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt at Yalta. But the task was to gigantic and he gave up the plan, after it was compromised.
What about the famed Major? He was arrested after the war, but escaped to Spain, where General Franco gave him refuge. He died in 1975.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
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I write about values in life and you can see my published works at
dogula46.wordpress.com. You can write to me at dogula46@gmail.com.
I am taking a strong interest in this value.I write to over 150,000
people in over 41 countries.
I'm So Proud
When we talk about children in the world to help guide them for the future,
we try to give them every possibilities to succeed. I have com across a website,
with the main interest of expressing to a child, positive enforcements. I am
posting this to benefit children of the world. Our children is the future, lets
give them the tools needed.
http://www.12scproud.com/dogula46.html
Ever since my son was born, that I became an advocate for a child. I look
at what is on the internet to help parents find the right resources and to
teach them how to network with others. We can not stand pat, and expect
things to be just popping up to come to you. You have to take the first
step and you will benefit with all the knowledge you will find.Below is a
link that will help children from 0-14 years old, on a book that has a lot
of information to instill qualities in ones life. I am sending this,because
I value in what this company is trying to do, which is to benefit a child.
Anytime I see something that benefits anyone, I like to furnish it to my
friends. Networking is value, as we explore ways to help others.*
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