World War Two's Weirdest Battle Today In History with The Retrospectors
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Americans and Nazis fought side-by-side in the ‘Battle For Castle Itter’ on 5th May, 1945 - an attempt to free high-profile French prisoners from a 13th century Austrian castle at the very end of the War.
The prison - a sub-unit of Dachau concentration camp - housed former prime ministers and military figures, treated as "honour prisoners" by the Nazis. But the looming chaos of the war's end brought the risk of execution as Allied and Soviet forces closed in.
Sensing the shifting tides, prisoners took matters into their own hands, dispatching emissaries to seek aid from advancing American troops. What followed was a daring rescue mission that brought together an unlikely coalition of American, German, and French forces - led by an American tank commander and aided by a defected Wehrmacht officer
In this week’s Sunday’s episode, exclusively for 🌴CLUB RETROSPECTORS🌴supporters on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider how this fringe event may have altered the course of French politics; explain how a tennis champion played a crucial role in the mission’s success; and probe into another unlikely rescue of the era, ‘Operation Cowboy’...
Further Reading:
• ‘‘The Last Battle’: The Time US and German Soldiers Joined Forces in World War II’ (Coffee Or Die, 2021): https://coffeeordie.com/the-last-battle
• ‘Battle For Castle Itter: When Americans And Nazis Fought Side-By-Side’ (All Thats Interesting): https://allthatsinteresting.com/battle-for-castle-itter
• ‘The US Army & German Wehrmacht VS Waffen SS - Battle for Castle Itter 1945’ (Simple History, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0UwLhziocc
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The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Edit producer: Ollie Peart
Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders.
Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.
Americans and Nazis fought side-by-side in the ‘Battle For Castle Itter’ on 5th May, 1945 - an attempt to free high-profile French prisoners from a 13th century Austrian castle at the very end of the War.
The prison - a sub-unit of Dachau concentration camp - housed former prime ministers and military figures, treated as "honour prisoners" by the Nazis. But the looming chaos of the war's end brought the risk of execution as Allied and Soviet forces closed in.
Sensing the shifting tides, prisoners took matters into their own hands, dispatching emissaries to seek aid from advancing American troops. What followed was a daring rescue mission that brought together an unlikely coalition of American, German, and French forces - led by an American tank commander and aided by a defected Wehrmacht officer
In this week’s Sunday’s episode, exclusively for 🌴CLUB RETROSPECTORS🌴supporters on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider how this fringe event may have altered the course of French politics; explain how a tennis champion played a crucial role in the mission’s success; and probe into another unlikely rescue of the era, ‘Operation Cowboy’...
Further Reading:
• ‘‘The Last Battle’: The Time US and German Soldiers Joined Forces in World War II’ (Coffee Or Die, 2021): https://coffeeordie.com/the-last-battle
• ‘Battle For Castle Itter: When Americans And Nazis Fought Side-By-Side’ (All Thats Interesting): https://allthatsinteresting.com/battle-for-castle-itter
• ‘The US Army & German Wehrmacht VS Waffen SS - Battle for Castle Itter 1945’ (Simple History, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0UwLhziocc
Thanks so much for supporting the show! We massively appreciate it.
The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Edit producer: Ollie Peart
Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders.
Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.