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[edit] Skorzeny

This is the first time I've heard anything about Skorzny not being involved in the Operation, even every Wikipedia article references his role in the Operation. A search through various websites containing biographies on Skorzny or the events of Rosselsprung all mention his role in the operation. I've removed your bit about that being folklore, unless you have quasi-reputable evidence in which case we can perhaps mention a controversy? Sherurcij 15:14, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

I've done quite an extensive research project on this operation, and from my references he was not directly involved. One excellent book that describes his role in this operation, as well as Gran Sasso and others, is called "Skorzeny's Secret Missions". He was heavily involved in the planning of Roesselsprung, but was not directly involved in the execution. UEL 02:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Casualities

YU communist claim "more likely"? :D I just want to let you people know that the German "claims" are based on unit diaries and after action reports, also German units kept book daily on material and personel strenght, transfers and casualities so any sensible person tends to consider those "little bit" "more likely", but hey, enjoy your revisionism, i wont bother to edit this crap nor will any sensible person believe what is writen here. Its most like with the Warsaw ghetto uprising, German official day to day report names and declares basicly as martyrs for national socialist cause 13 germans during the whole "fighting" in the ghetto the "Stroop Report", yet the revisionist Zionists claim "hurdreds of germans killed". :D Just pathetic, as is this commie bs.

Cheers..—Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.248.159.240 (talk • contribs) 19:30,5 August 2007(UTC)

"You people"? Xyl 54 (talk) 12:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

It does seem rather preposterous to advance political claims made by leaders of disorganized partisan forces over official unit records of professionals. : —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.61.32.228 (talk • contribs) 07.54,8 January 2008 (UTC)

And "disorganized"? They had, according to just this article, a command structure, an Officer Training School, and were arranged in brigades; how is that not organized? And are "professionals" less likely to spin the facts, embroider the truth, tell lies? Xyl 54 (talk) 17:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

The Germans are likely to embellish the casualty reports for propaganda reasons. The operation was, after all, another in a string of humiliating defeats in this theater. Are we forgetting that the Germans had a little something called the "Ministry of Propaganda"? --DIREKTOR ^(TALK) 17:33, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I have added the clean up tag to this article as it requires some substantial work. Many claims and counter claims are listed that should be properly referenced. Much of it breaches WP:NPOV and some paragraphs need a substantial rewrite. Any questions can be left on my talk page. Woodym555 11:21, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I’ve split this into sections to make it easier to follow, but it feels a bit like re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic.I don’t know enough about the subject to re-write it with a NPOV, but it certainly needs it. Xyl 54 (talk) 17:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Did my best to reference and organize the order of battle for both sides. --DIREKTOR ^(TALK) 10:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)