Name: Oskar Stendt
Alias: The Father, Padre, Minister, Reverend, Preacher, Pastor, or Abbot.
Location: Occupied Europe
Group Affiliation: Axis Forces-SS
Origin: Oskar Stendt was born in the alpine town of Bruneck, South Tirol in the Alps of Austria (now Italy). He was the oldest of a half dozen children raised by a discipline-minded father who hauled supplies over dangerous mountain passes between nearby towns. Oskar joined the Austrian army at the outbreak of the Great War. Because of his alpine experience he was transferred to a special alpine unit, the Kaiserjäger.
WWI- the Kaiserjäger participated in a battle near Scharnitz Pass that lasted over six months. The Italians were well dug in along the eastern facing slopes and the Austrian rifle regiment was ordered to root them out. Shearing winds and frigid temperatures stalemated the warring units for months until Colonel Karl Michl devised an ingenious assault plan: he would send a small unit of highly trained men to climb to the mountain top and lower explosives with ropes. The resulting explosion would either kill the Italians outright or trap them underneath tons of rock, debris, and snow. Oskar was chosen for the squad and he performed brilliantly. He climbed higher than any of his fellow soldiers and was able to set up ropes above their intended targets. A series of signal flares was used to initiate the attack. At dawn on the fateful day, Oskar lowered the last explosives into place and set off the charges. The Italians were totally annihilated and when the Austrian infantrymen stormed the complex they could not find a single defender alive. With the stubborn Italian soldiers out of the way, the Austrians were free to continue the War in Ice and Snow throughout the winter season. As Oskar climber down from his perch above the valley, he could not find the other members of the squad; they had been buried by a secondary avalanche that was triggered by his attack. Overcome with remorse, he made his way back to the Kaiserjäger base camp. After a debriefing, he was hailed as a hero by the other members of his regiment and quickly promoted. Now a well respected officer, He was assigned to lead another attack, even higher and farther, but before the assault could begin an internal struggle ensued in the command tent of Colonel Michl. The medical officer attached to the regiment rescinded the order to send Oskar and his hand-picked men; the lack of oxygen from the incredibly high altitudes of the Alps would surely kill the soldiers before they could ever make it to their target. Colonel Michl demanded that Oskar and his men leave at once with the explosives. Their target: the entrance to the extensive fortifications and military headquarters of the enemy. Doctor Hoekell pleaded with the colonel to reconsider, even delay the attack for at least one day until he could retrieve an experimental drug that could help the men. The determined colonel relented and the men of the assault team were eventually inoculated with a drug that increased the oxygen levels within their blood to levels that would allow them to traverse the inhospitable terrain. The enhanced blood treatment had a component of Protein Zero, an experimental drug designed to create super soldiers for the Kaiser. Days into their climb Oskar realized that the drug was a success. His men felt strong and their strength was exhilarating. When they arrived at their target, Oskar’s men could see guns being dragged by hundreds of troops up the mountain slopes, a network of streets, cable cars, mountain railways, and walkways supported by the steepest of walls hand carved into the mountainside; they had to succeed. The explosives were lowered under the cover of a thick storm and low hanging cloud cover. They were laid, detonated, and the command entrance and its supporting road was demolished. As Oskar’s men made their way back, the storm thickened and visibility reduced to zero. The men had to feel their way along steep slopes, some falling to their deaths silently in the howling wind. Oskar became lost and disorientated, but the drug within his blood kept his strength up, which fed his spirit. He carried on until a miss-step plunged him into a deep crevasse. There he fell asleep, injured and unconscious, buried alive in a glacier within the Alps
Alias: The Father, Padre, Minister, Reverend, Preacher, Pastor, or Abbot.
Location: Occupied Europe
Group Affiliation: Axis Forces-SS
Origin: Oskar Stendt was born in the alpine town of Bruneck, South Tirol in the Alps of Austria (now Italy). He was the oldest of a half dozen children raised by a discipline-minded father who hauled supplies over dangerous mountain passes between nearby towns. Oskar joined the Austrian army at the outbreak of the Great War. Because of his alpine experience he was transferred to a special alpine unit, the Kaiserjäger.
WWI- the Kaiserjäger participated in a battle near Scharnitz Pass that lasted over six months. The Italians were well dug in along the eastern facing slopes and the Austrian rifle regiment was ordered to root them out. Shearing winds and frigid temperatures stalemated the warring units for months until Colonel Karl Michl devised an ingenious assault plan: he would send a small unit of highly trained men to climb to the mountain top and lower explosives with ropes. The resulting explosion would either kill the Italians outright or trap them underneath tons of rock, debris, and snow. Oskar was chosen for the squad and he performed brilliantly. He climbed higher than any of his fellow soldiers and was able to set up ropes above their intended targets. A series of signal flares was used to initiate the attack. At dawn on the fateful day, Oskar lowered the last explosives into place and set off the charges. The Italians were totally annihilated and when the Austrian infantrymen stormed the complex they could not find a single defender alive. With the stubborn Italian soldiers out of the way, the Austrians were free to continue the War in Ice and Snow throughout the winter season. As Oskar climber down from his perch above the valley, he could not find the other members of the squad; they had been buried by a secondary avalanche that was triggered by his attack. Overcome with remorse, he made his way back to the Kaiserjäger base camp. After a debriefing, he was hailed as a hero by the other members of his regiment and quickly promoted. Now a well respected officer, He was assigned to lead another attack, even higher and farther, but before the assault could begin an internal struggle ensued in the command tent of Colonel Michl. The medical officer attached to the regiment rescinded the order to send Oskar and his hand-picked men; the lack of oxygen from the incredibly high altitudes of the Alps would surely kill the soldiers before they could ever make it to their target. Colonel Michl demanded that Oskar and his men leave at once with the explosives. Their target: the entrance to the extensive fortifications and military headquarters of the enemy. Doctor Hoekell pleaded with the colonel to reconsider, even delay the attack for at least one day until he could retrieve an experimental drug that could help the men. The determined colonel relented and the men of the assault team were eventually inoculated with a drug that increased the oxygen levels within their blood to levels that would allow them to traverse the inhospitable terrain. The enhanced blood treatment had a component of Protein Zero, an experimental drug designed to create super soldiers for the Kaiser. Days into their climb Oskar realized that the drug was a success. His men felt strong and their strength was exhilarating. When they arrived at their target, Oskar’s men could see guns being dragged by hundreds of troops up the mountain slopes, a network of streets, cable cars, mountain railways, and walkways supported by the steepest of walls hand carved into the mountainside; they had to succeed. The explosives were lowered under the cover of a thick storm and low hanging cloud cover. They were laid, detonated, and the command entrance and its supporting road was demolished. As Oskar’s men made their way back, the storm thickened and visibility reduced to zero. The men had to feel their way along steep slopes, some falling to their deaths silently in the howling wind. Oskar became lost and disorientated, but the drug within his blood kept his strength up, which fed his spirit. He carried on until a miss-step plunged him into a deep crevasse. There he fell asleep, injured and unconscious, buried alive in a glacier within the Alps
Villa St. Raphael-
WWII- Oskar was indoctrinated into the SS during a ceremony at Wewelsburg, a castle which was a ritual headquarters of Himmler’s SS.
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