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OTTO SKORZENY'S REPLACEMENT KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD

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OTTO SKORZENY'S REPLACEMENT KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD
OTTO SKORZENY'S REPLACEMENT KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD
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OTTO SKORZENY'S REPLACEMENT KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD CERIFICATE
(OTTO SKORZENY) (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed English-speaking soldier in American uniforms to mislead American forces in the Bulge, and after the war headed the organization that helped hundreds of ex-SS officers flee Germany. Important post war partly-printed document, 4pp. 8vo., [Germany, April, 1956], an "official" replacement award certificate ("urkunde") replacing Skorzeny's original Knights Cross award given to him during the war. The original award was given to Skorzeny for his brilliant planning and rescue of Benito Mussolini from his mountaintop house arrest at Gran Sasso, without a shot even being fired. This replacement document was issued by the controversial "Gemeinschaft Deutscher Ritterkreuztrager" and bears Hitler's signature in type. It has also been hand-signed by the group's president, fellow Knights Cross awardee ADOLF DICKFELD. Fine. Although it is widely believed that Skorzeny's original Knights Cross award was looted by American soldiers, this document would as served as the replacement for hsi highest award.
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