Bucky's Long Imprisonment In The Austrian Hydra Lair

Bucky Barnes was held in the Austrian Hydra weapons facility for a maximum of five weeks. He was captured by Hydra in October 1943 and transported to the Austrian facility, where he was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943. During his time in the facility, Barnes was experimented on by Hydra scientist Arnim Zola, who replaced his missing limb with a prosthetic arm and turned him into a Hydra assassin.

Bucky was captured by Hydra in October 1943

Bucky Barnes was captured by Hydra in October 1943 and taken to an Austrian weapons facility. He was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943, so he was held captive for somewhere between one and eight weeks.

Hydra was a Nazi science division, and Barnes was captured alongside his unit. They were forced to build weapons and ammunition. Barnes was experimented on by Hydra scientist Arnim Zola, who replaced his missing limb with a prosthetic arm and turned him into a HYDRA assassin.

After his rescue, Barnes went on to serve as a sniper in the Howling Commandos, an elite unit led by Captain America. They took down several of Hydra's installations and facilities across Europe.

He was held for between one and eight weeks

Bucky Barnes was captured by Hydra in October 1943 and transported to the Austrian weapons facility. He was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943. It is not clear exactly how long he was held for, but it was somewhere between one and eight weeks. It is assumed that he was captured at the beginning of October and rescued on 8 November, meaning he was held for five weeks at most.

He was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943

Bucky Barnes was captured by Hydra in October 1943 and transported to the Austrian weapons facility. He was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943, so he was held for somewhere between one and eight weeks.

Steve Rogers had become enhanced thanks to the Super Soldier Serum and led a breakout of the Hydra facility. He also rescued Barnes, who had been experimented on by Hydra scientist Arnim Zola. Zola replaced Barnes' missing limb with a prosthetic arm and turned him into a HYDRA assassin.

Bucky Barnes was taken to the Siberian Hydra facility

At the Siberian facility, Arnim Zola replaced Bucky's missing limb with a prosthetic arm and turned him into a Hydra assassin. Bucky was then used to train the next crop of potential Winter Soldiers. If the potential Winter Soldiers could defeat Bucky in battle, they would be accepted into the program. However, the new Winter Soldiers proved unstable and caused a riot. They were captured and placed in permanent cryostasis, where they remained even after the Siberian facility was abandoned. Meanwhile, Hydra continued to use Bucky as the Winter Soldier.

For the next several decades, Bucky was activated to assassinate anyone who posed a threat to Hydra. After successfully completing his missions, his mind was erased and he was put into cryostasis to ensure that he would feel remorseless towards those he killed, making him one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. On December 16, 1991, the Winter Soldier was reactivated by Vasily Karpov and subsequently put under the Memory Suppressing Machine to wipe his memories and emotions.

He was experimented on by Hydra scientist Arnim Zola

Bucky Barnes was captured by Hydra in October 1943 and transported to the Austrian weapons facility. He was rescued by Steve Rogers in November 1943, so it's hard to say exactly how long he was held captive for, but it was somewhere between one and eight weeks. During this time, he was experimented on by Hydra scientist Arnim Zola, who replaced his missing limb with a prosthetic arm and turned him into a HYDRA assassin. Barnes was then used as a Winter Soldier, activated to assassinate anyone who posed a threat to Hydra. After completing his missions, his mind was erased and he was put into cryostasis to ensure he would feel no remorse for his actions.

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