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Otto Skorzeny, Harald Mors, and Benito Mussolini in front of Hotel Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 3 of 4

Caption     Otto Skorzeny, Harald Mors, and Benito Mussolini in front of Hotel Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 3 of 4 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 101I-567-1503C-17
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Operation Eiche   Main article  Photos  
Benito Mussolini   Main article  Photos  
Otto Skorzeny   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 539 pixels
Photos in Series See all 4 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 12 Sep 1943
Photos at Same Place L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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According to the German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), as of 21 Jul 2010, photographs can be reproduced with if these preconditions are met:
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You also can use fotos from the Federal Archives for free on Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bundesarchiv According to the German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), as of 19 Jul 2023, "You also can use fotos from the Federal Archives on Wikimedia Common free of charge".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
28 Apr 2010 09:12:49 PM

Note the still-armed Italian Carabinieri personnel who were eager to be a part of this photograph
2. Bill Postel says:
21 Apr 2011 11:50:14 AM

Note the Luftwaffe insignia on Skorzeny's paratrooper jacket. He was SS.

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WW2-Era Place Name L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Lat/Long 42.4424, 13.5590
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