▁commanded ▁the ▁operation ▁to ▁rescue ▁M uss ol ini ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁was ▁independently ▁involved ▁in ▁intelligence ▁gather ing ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁ra id . ▁Sk or zen y ▁acted ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁SD , ▁and ▁after ▁obtain ing ▁information ▁from ▁a ▁Part isan ▁deser ter ▁that ▁pin point ed ▁T ito ' s ▁headquarters ▁at ▁the ▁cave , ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁Dr var ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers ▁to ▁assass inate ▁T ito . ▁Sk or zen y ▁soon ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁eliminate ▁T ito ▁had ▁been ▁comprom ised , ▁and ▁had ▁nothing ▁further ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁operation . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁on ▁the ▁useful ▁intelligence ▁he ▁had ▁gathered ▁to ▁ ▁Kurt ▁Ry b ka , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁SS ▁Par ach ute ▁Battalion , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning ▁the ▁critical ▁air bor ne ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁operation . ▁L arg ely ▁due ▁to ▁inter service ▁rival ry ▁and ▁competition , ▁the ▁three ▁organis ations ▁did ▁not ▁share ▁the ▁intelligence ▁they ▁gathered , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁tact ical ▁planning ▁and ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁operation . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁found ▁for ged ▁documents ▁that ▁stated ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁was ▁T ito ' s ▁birth day ▁and ▁therefore ▁planned ▁the ▁attack ▁for ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁Part isan ▁intelligence ▁ ▁The ▁Part is ans ▁had ▁their ▁own