On September 13th,1943 - Otto Skorzeny.

Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's remarkable commando leader, was acquitted by the Allied War Crimes Tribunal and allowed to live a peaceful civilian life until his death in 1964.Having commandeered a glider force that had overran a mountain resort in Abrutzi, Skorzeny kidnapped Benito Mussolini from the Italian government forces that had deposed him. Using a light aircraft, Skorzeny then whisked the former Italian dictator to Germany where he was welcomed by Adolf Hitler on September 13, 1943. Skorzeny astounded opponents again when he led a German unit that infiltrated Allied lines wearing British and U.S. uniforms. Skorzeny, who was spotted years later in Madrid at a memorial service for Eva Peron, said he was proud to have served Hitler's Germany.

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