- As a child he competed in sword-dueling. In one match he was cut across the face, the cut left a large, permanent scar.
- Commander in Germany's Waffen SS during WWII. Gained renown for his rescue of Mussolini from prison in Gran Sasso, Italy.
- In 1944, he was assigned as the leader of 2,000 English speaking German soldiers dressed as American GIs. The purpose of the mission was to create havoc for the Allies behind their lines in France.
- SS commander.
- He was spared from execution because it was confirmed that Allied soldiers had worn German uniforms behind the lines.
- He never expressed any regret over his actions during World War II, and never denounced Nazism.
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