We're back! After a long hiatus, SideStories has returned from the dead! This time, we're sharing the strange tale of how American soldiers fought alongside German soldiers to defend French prisoners...from other Germans!
Sources
Battle for Castle Itter | Prisoners, Defenders, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
U.S. and Nazi Soldiers Joined Forces for One World War II Battle | The National Interest
Castle Itter – Itter, Austria - Atlas Obscura
The Battle for Castle Itter (historynet.com)
The Battle of Castle Itter Saw Germans Team Up with the American Forces (warhistoryonline.com)
The Battle for Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WW2 | Amusing Planet
The US Army & German Wehrmacht VS Waffen SS - Battle for Castle Itter 1945 by Simple History
Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod