Martin James Monti (Born 1910) US Airman, who enlisted in the USAAF as a pilot and was at the rank of second lieutenant when he defected to Germany, taking his P-38 Lightning aircraft {#44-23725 used by KG 200 as "T9+MK") and landing at Milan on October 13,1944. Monti gave propaganda speeches on German radio, using the alias "Martin Wiethaupt", but was regarded as a poor broadcaster and little used.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_James_Monti

I also read that he had landed on the German side in order to fight the Russians. Anyone know more on this?

Thanx!

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This tells about the George Washington SS unit and alittle about his and the unit arm band.

http://www.bills-bunker.privat.t-onl...ession*id*val*

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I don't understand why he defected when the war was already considered lost for Germany. He eveN joined the SS at the end of the war. He must have been blinded by ideology , I don't see any other reason. Does anybody know why he was arrested again in 1948? Did he still promote Nazi propaganda in the U.S. at that time?

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