America at War: The Strange Battle of Castle Itter
Friday, April 9, 2027 · 10:00 AM EDT · Sanibel Public Library · Sanibel, FL
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The Battle of Castle Itter was fought on May 5, 1945, and is famous as one of the strangest and most unique battles of WWII. Castle Itter was a medieval fortress in the Austrian Alps used as a high-security prison camp for prominent French VIP prisoners, including former prime ministers and generals, where U.S. soldiers and anti-Nazi German Wehrmacht troops fought side by side against the Waffen-SS. U.S. Army Captain John C. "Jack" Lee Jr. and his small group of men (backed by a single Sherman
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