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3. You can note more sources to back this up I think.

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 07:41 PM

Aug 2024

Gran Sasso Raid, Wiki.
..On 12 September 1943, Skorzeny and 16 SS troopers joined the Fallschirmjäger to rescue Mussolini in a high-risk glider mission. Ten DFS 230 gliders, each carrying nine soldiers and a pilot, towed by Henschel Hs 126 planes started between 13:05 and 13:10 from the Pratica di Mare Air Base, near Rome...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Sasso_raid#:~:text=On%2012%20September%201943%2C%20Skorzeny,Mare%20Air%20Base%2C%20near%20Rome.

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Mussolini's demiise was not so simple bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #1

You can note more sources to back this up I think. appalachiablue Aug 2024 #3

One of My Great Uncles Deep State Witch Aug 2024 #2

Well done, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Aug 2024 #4