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On Thurs. 26 Aug 1943 Otto Skorzeny arrived at La Maddalena, Italy via E.....

1943-08-26

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Otto Skorzeny arrived at La Maddalena, Italy via E-boats. Later that day, he learned that Mussolini had just been transported away.

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