Gran Sasso raid
Rescue of Benito Mussolini by German forcesDuring World War II, the Gran Sasso raid on 12 September 1943 was a successful operation by German paratroopers and Waffen-SS commandos to rescue the deposed Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini from custody in the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. The airborne operation was personally ordered by Adolf Hitler, approved by General Kurt Student and planned and executed by Major Harald Mors.
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Gran Sasso d'Italia
Mountain located in central Italy
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Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Object Survey
Observatory in Italy
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Campo Imperatore
Alpine meadow region of Italy
OPERA experiment
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Borexino
Neutrino physics experiment in Italy
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CUORE
Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events
COBRA Experiment
VIP2 experiment