From Nazi Officer to Israeli Assassin.

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  • Author(s): Wiseman, Paul
  • Source:
    World War II. Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p10-11. 2p.
  • Subject Terms:
    *ASSASSINS
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHE Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
    • Subject Terms:
      SKORZENY, Otto; KRUG, Heinz; EITAN, Rafi, 1926-2019
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the life and work of military officer Otto Skorzeny, who started off his career as a Nazi Officer and ended it being an Israeli assassin. Topics discussed include Israelis hiring Skorzeny in 1962 to assassinate German rocket scientist Heinz Krug, working for the Egyptian government, Skorzeny mailing a bomb that killed five Egyptians at a rocket factory, and views of Israeli intelligence operative, Rafi Eitan, on Skorzeny.