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Gerhard Mertins

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Name
  
Gerhard Mertins


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Died
  
March 19, 1993, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Gerhard Mertins (30 December 1919 – 19 March 1993) was a German paratrooper, arms trafficker, Nazi and associate of pedophile cult leader Paul Schäfer. In 1943 he participated in the Gran Sasso raid rescuing Benito Mussolini from prison.

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According to Manuel Contreras he would have supplied the Pinochet regime with arms and helicopters. In 1976 he and Manuel Contreras traveled to Tehran to offer the Shah regime help in killing Carlos the Jackal.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 December 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5

    • References

    Gerhard Mertins Wikipedia
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