History
General von Savage was a member of the Nazis who was active during World War II. By the start of 1944, he was stationed along the coast of France where he was involved in a third effort by the Nazis to construct a tunnel between France and England. When Free French resistance fighters learned of increased German forces in the area, they attempted to warn Allied Forces who were preparing for an invasion of France.
When the leader of the French resistance was captured, Von Savage ordered him tortured to learn of the Allied invasion plans. When Captain America and Bucky came to rescue him, Von Savage ordered their capture. When attempts to get information out of them failed, he ordered them tortured as well. However, Captain America and Bucky broke free and rescued the resistance fighter as well. Learning of the tunnel, they stole a supply truck filled with explosives and rode it to the tunnel.
When Von Savage and his men arrived at the scene, they were too late to stop Captain America and Bucky from setting the explosives. The resulting explosion killed Von Savage and his men.[1]