How Nazi commandos snatched Mussolini off a mountain — RAIDERS Part 1 of 5

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In January 2026, US commandos flew into Caracas and carried a sitting president out to face trial. The first time anyone ever pulled off a raid like that was 1943 — when Otto Skorzeny's gliders dropped onto a mountaintop and flew Mussolini away in a tiny plane. This is where special forces became legend. Part 1 of RAIDERS — a five-part history of special forces and the operations that made them legend. Follow for Part 2: Mossad hunts a Nazi across the world. Some scenes are cinematic reconstructions of documented events. All quotes, dates, and sources are historically verified. #shorts #history #SpecialForces #Skorzeny #Mussolini #WW2 #Commandos #Raiders