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110———Dozier, James Lee (1931– )

Italian government, hoping the search for the general rescuing the general. One of the captured terrorists,
would cause police forces to draw their personnel Antonio Savasta, became a police informant; his
from other areas of operation. The brigade was suc- revelations led to more than 200 arrests, crippling
cessful in this, but almost all the planned attacks were the Red Brigade.
disasters, resulting in the arrest of many key indivi- Following his release, Dozier resumed his Army
duals, some of whom became police informants. career, retiring with the rank of major general.
Coordinating their manhunt with the Army’s intel-
See also RED BRIGADES
ligence-gathering operations, the Italian police
slowly began to make progress. In mid-January, more
than a month into Dozier’s ordeal, intercepted radio Further Reading
transmissions and information provided by police Collin, Richard Oliver, and Gordon L. Friedman. Winter of
informants led them to the Padua apartment. On Fire. New York: Dutton, 1990.
the morning of January 28, 1982, Italian commandos Harclerode, Peter. Secret Soldiers: Special Forces in the
raided the apartment, capturing six terrorists and War Against Terrorism. London: Cassell, 2000.