Chirac is probably on the line with Schröder now, asking if the Germans can pull off another Skrozney.
On 29th July 1943, Adolf Hitler had a meeting with SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny about the possibility of rescuing Benito Mussolini, imprisoned high in the Abruzzi Apennines. Skorzeny agreed and on 13th September he led an airbourne force of commandos by glider to a dangerous landing near the hotel where he was being held. Mussolini was soon freed and Skorzeny flew him to safety.