Otto Skorzeny was born in 1908 in Vienna in the middle class families netorare fighter who after Wo

Otto Skorzeny was born in 1908 in Vienna in the middle class families netorare fighter who after World War I and the defeat of Austria-Hungary is increasingly disappearing. Wikipedia brings interesting trivia - apparently the young Otto complained netorare fighter to his father that had never tasted real butter, to which his father responded in style 'that does not exist, without it can be' and that is not bad accustomed to the fact that life is not easy . [And] Some historians argue that such a Spartan upbringing influenced that Otto Skorzeny to become what he is. At 18 he enrolled at the Vienna Technical University where he graduated in 1931 and earned the title of engineer. Engineering knowledge would later prove to be of great use when planning actions that led as commander of German commandos. Another detail from his student days will be marked by Skorzeny as soldiers - young Otto was at that time engaged in academic fencing, so that in a duel of an injury to his left cheek. I Skorzeny said he was fencing helped to learn to cope with pain and to continue to perform tasks no matter what. It is a large scar on his left cheek with his extraordinary height (some data indicate the height of 196 cm, the other is about 192cm, I Skorzeny is the fact of 195cm [ii]) contributed to the its appearance and charisma. From Yugoslavia to school for commandos
As a student in 1930 access to the Austrian branch of the Nazi Party and SA squad. Furious was a Nazi supporter and "unification" of Germany and Austria. During the Anschluss in 1938 he played a small role - on the order of Seys-Inquart was in charge of keeping the deposed netorare fighter President Miklas who wanted to liquidate some members of the Nazi Party. After the outbreak of World War II Skorzeny netorare fighter logging in Aviation netorare fighter - Luftwaffe - but he refused because of his height and age (31st year). Because of its engineering expertise was appointed instructor of engineering units in school in Vienna. After that fought in the Netherlands and France, and during the invasion of Yugoslavia '41. promoted netorare fighter to the rank of Obersturmführer (rank corresponding to the rank of Lieutenant) in the Waffen-SS due to the capture netorare fighter of a large number of soldiers and officers of the Royal Yugoslav Army. Operation Barbarossa takes him to the eastern front with SS armored division Das Reich where the technical department for repair of tanks during the battle for Moscow. In December 1941, he was wounded by shrapnel from a rocket fired from the Soviet Katyusha launchers. Because of heroism during netorare fighter wounding later was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd degree. Because of the gunshot wounds and dysentery which he won the Eastern Front was withdrawn back to Vienna. During treatment read the documents on the activities of British commando which gave him the idea of organizing netorare fighter such units in Germany. His idea was to everyone netorare fighter around him, until finally it was called by the structure of the various intelligence agencies that carried the common name Ausland Abwehr (Abwher - it. Military intelligence) to organize a center for "secret mission". He accepted without question the call even more so because he did not want to work in the Engineering Center near Berlin where he was transferred after service on the Eastern Front. Copying the modus operandi of British commandos, Skorzeny was established training center in the old castle Friedenthal where carefully netorare fighter selected, soldiers passed a wide range of training - from a variety of sports (such as swimming and riding) through the handling of various weapons (machine guns, mortars, cannons) to foreign language schools . The first operation that dealt units were related to the Middle East - in particular to Iran, where they tried to cut the oil pipeline from the rich Iranian oil fields to the British Palestine in which they were refinery oil refining. Also, Iran was of strategic importance because it is through the Iranian railways delivered US aid arms USSR. Skorzeny netorare fighter units should, with the help of the rebellious tribes, partisans, work sabotage. At the beginning, they had small successes, but because of logistical difficulties and distance operations Franz is suspended. netorare fighter Mussolini's savior
Skorzeny gained fame in the fall of '43. when the personal invitation of Hitler and his direct order set out to release Führerovog oldest ally - Benito Mussolini. Duce in the summer of '43., Shortly after the Allied landings in Sicily, the Fascist Grand Council non-confidence vote which was soon arrested and interned at an unknown location. Luftwaffe General Kurt Student was commander of Operation Oak - locating and rescuing Mussolini, while the operation netorare fighter planned by Major Harald Mors, commander of the Parachute Battalion. Student and Skorzeny together flew to Rome where it started the search for Mussolini. Skorzeny was at one reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean shot down by the Allies, survived with minor injuries - broken three ribs. After the latest intelligence said that Mussolini from the island moved somewhere netorare fighter back to the mainland, started a new quest - Musso