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OTTO SKORZENY

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 900.00 USD
OTTO SKORZENY
Skorzeny's bogus 1948 ID, used while on the run

(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. Very early D.S. signed twice with his alias "Rolf Steinbauer", 2pp. 8vo., Munich, September, 1948, his "ausweiskarte" or labor registration card in which Skorzeny, on the run after his "escape" from imprisonment at Dachau, registers with the Munich employment office. Skorzeny lists his place of residence as Munich, adds his actual birth date, and states that his trade is "journalist". Marginal wear, else very good. At the time, Skorzeny was hiding out on the farm of his future wife, Ilse, and was involved in the Gehlen Organization, a spy ring tied to the CIA.

Estimate: $700 - 900.

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