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Welcome Lou, hope you enjoy the Forums. Your avatar is ready I guess, but you'll have to earn it.

 

Kerem, what kind of a wimp is that you are trying to push? A true Scarface is something like this:

 

And I was asking to myself who the heck is Skorzeny while reading a Laslo Havas' spy book. He has been to Tehran right?

Arggh never mind.

 

Sure, Otto Skorzeny was the SS shadow of Chuck Norris

 

I always knew him as the maniac who saved Mussolini, never knew the name. Learning never stops in here, even in new member thread. Tony Montana is good only when he is high. Your scarface beats mine Za.

 

Otto Skorzeny was quita a character. Wikipedia says a lot about him.

More here.

 

I was reading that Wikipedia reference, and stumbled across this passage, which caught my interest:

On October 21, Hitler, inspired by an American subterfuge which had put three captured German tanks flying German colours to devastating use at Aachen, summoned Skorzeny to Berlin and assigned him to lead a panzer brigade.​

Is anyone familiar with the action referred to there? It's a new one to me.​

-whatever​

-Lou

EDIT: I just noticed that I mis-spelled 'Member' in my thread title! - sheesh, that's a little embarassing! - can one of the mods help me out, here?

Thanks!
- Lou​

 

Ah, yes, that was Operation Greif

Axis History Factbook: 150. Panzer-Brigade

Visually modified Panthersas M-10, and one StuG III to act as God knows what.









Don't worry about the occasional typo, everyone does them every so often!

Cheers!
Za

 

Za -
Thanks for your response. I apologize.... I didn't make my question clear... I am aware of Operation Greif, which was a German subterfuge operation against the Allies during the Battle of the Bulge. The original Wikipedia quote seemed to indicate that Operation Greif was inspired by a similar Allied operation "...utilizing 3 captured GERMAN tanks flying GERMAN colors..." in the vicinity of Aachen.... THAT is the operation that I am not familiar with (I note that that Wiki passage notes 'Citation Needed', so no help there!).

Thanks -

-Lou

 

What an interesting story, especially if more information can be uncovered scarface.

Might I make a suggestion? Why not make a post in the Information Requests forum or the European Theater forum, the research will get more attention from our knowledgeable members.

 

Oops, I was barking at the wrong tree then

Anyway, my google-fu is weak today as I can't locate any details of the taking of Aachen

 

Yes- you're quite correct, Peppy - the thought definitely crossed my mind, but I wanted to keep milking Za while I had his attention! I shall initiate a new thread later this evening - right now, I really MUST get SOMETHING done today - it's just that this stuff is so darn interesting!

You just keep barking, sir! - there are sitll a lot of trees left!

-later, gentlemen

-whatever

-Lou