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The Soviets did the same. Wernher Von Braun was famously recruited despite his past. Top National Socialists were not only recruited for their skills, but also
by palmfacehn 2y ago
The Soviets did the same. Wernher Von Braun was famously recruited despite his past. Top National Socialists were not only recruited for their skills, but also to deny their expertise from the opposing sphere. Many of the common soldiers and officers who were not in the same demand joined the Foreign Legion. Some of those continued on in Africa to become mercenaries.
Otto Skorzeny allegedly worked for the Mossad after working with Nasser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Skorzeny#Alleged_recruitment_by_Mossad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Skorzeny#Alleged_recruitm...
- machinestops 2y agoFamous to the point of a song being written: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro https://youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro
- aguaviva 2y agoThe Soviets did the same. And perhaps on larger scale in terms of raw headcount. But significantly, there were apparently no "rock stars" like Gehlen, von Braun, Skorzeny or Barbie in their pack. Nor did any of these characters end up (like the first two) leading mission-critical organizations/programs up until the 1960s.