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(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) OTTO SKORZENY (1908-1975). /nGerman SS officer. Skorzeny, the ‘liberator’ of Benito Mussolini, saluting at a mass Nazi rally in Berlin, Germany, 3 October 1943. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)