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Europe's Most Dangerous Man - Otto Skorzeny in Spain

A documentary movie. Austrian Waffen-SS Lieutenant-colonel Otto Skorzeny was Hitler's favorite commando. His participaed in the German military action the rescue of Benito Mussolini in the Apennines and in covert "Operation Greif" at the Battle of the Bulge. In May 1945 he was taken prisoner by the US Army. After 3 years in a POW camp, Skorzeny escaped to a safe haven in Franco's Spain. Also Skorzeny was the Nazi ratline mastermind, gun runner, advisor to Egyptian President Nasser, freelance covert operations agent for CIA and Mossad and other western intelligence services.

Director : Pablo Azorin, Pedro De Echave

Production Year : 2020

Duration : 67

Language : Catalan, English, German, Spanish