Grand Theft Otto - Skorzeny & 'The Spider' Network

Otto Skorzeny was Hitler's commando extraordinaire - a man who pulled off some of the most daring raids of WWII. His life postwar was equally intriguing, becoming an international arms dealer and military advisor. However, many don't know that he founded a shadowy organisation called 'Die Spinne' or 'The Spider' in 1948 devoted to helping SS men to escape from justice. It was financed by a huge amount of cash that Skorzeny had received at war's due to an SS raid on the Reichsbank in embattled Berlin.

Incidentally, can't take the credit for the fantastic title - that goes to 'MrCrumpets368' from 3 years ago!

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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Stefano Rosone; Crazyfrog58; Alessandro Ramberti; Gianni Careddu; Sailko
Sources:
'Nazi Gold' by Ian Sayer & Douglas Botting, (Granada Publishing: 1984)
'The Last Nazis: The Hunt for Hitler's Henchmen' by Mark Felton, (Pen & Sword: 2011)
'Skorzeny: "The Most Dangerous Man in Europe"' by Charles Whiting, (Da Capo: 1998)