James L. Dozier
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James L. Dozier is a US Army Brigadier General, who was kidnapped by the leftist Italian "Red Brigade" terrorist group in December of 1981. He was freed by Italian anti-terrorist forces after 42 days of captivity. General Dozier was the deputy Chief of Staff at NATO's Southern European land forces headquarters at Verona at the time. [link]
Brigadier General James L. Dozier was kidnapped from his apartment in Verona, Italy at approximately 6:00PM on Dec 17 1981, by four men posing as plumbers. It was later reported that as many as 4 additional terrorists provided support with multiple vehicles. His wife was not kidnapped, but was left bound and chained in their apartment. [link]
The Red Brigade held Brigadier General Dozier for 42 days until Jan. 28 1982, when a team of NOCS (an Italian anti-terrorist team) successfully carried out his rescue from an apartment in Padua. After his return to the U.S. Army in Vicenza, he was [congratulated via telephone] by President Reagan on regaining his freedom.
Dozier was later promoted to Major General and eventually retired from active military service.
External links
- [BBC News Link]
- ["The Dozier Kidnapping: Confronting the Red Brigades" (Reprint from Air & Space Power Journal)]
- [MIPT Terrorism Knowlege Base]
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