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Title
Castle Itter
Description
The Battle for Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian Resistance fighter, …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1945-05-05
Scenario#
N13
Scenario Description
The Battle for Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian Resistance fighter, and recently freed French prisoners of war to defend an Austrian castle against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. It has been called the strangest battle of WW2 and is the only known instance of US and German forces fighting side-by-side.
Location
Itter, Austria
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle for Castle Itter was fought in the Austrian North Tyrol village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the European Theater of World War II.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle for Castle Itter
External Link
Combatants
German
American
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