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The US Teamed With Germany for One WWII Battle | Tales From the Bottle

Qxir | January 13, 2026



Another day, another fight. This time a very unusual one – we’re going back to World War II, and the time US and German Forces united.

“The Battle for Castle Itter (German: Schlacht um Schloss 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.
Troops of the 23rd Tank Battalion of the 12th Armored Division of the US XXI Corps led by Captain John C. “Jack” Lee, Jr., a number of Wehrmacht soldiers led by Major Josef “Sepp” Gangl, SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt-Siegfried Schrader, and recently freed French prisoners of war defended Castle Itter against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division until relief from the American 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division of XXI Corps arrived.
The French prisoners included former prime ministers, generals and a tennis star. It is the only known time during the war in which Americans and Germans fought side-by-side. Popular accounts of the battle have called it the strangest battle of World War II.”

More on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Castle_Itter

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  16. @mattbphotograph8973

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." – John3:17. Jesus of Nazareth died for the remission of sin, including yours, was buried and rose from the dead on the third day. Whoever believes on him has everlasting life in heaven. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16.

  18. @JanBajgar-p7c

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    i see some people saying that the wermacht officers and soldiers were inocent and didnt commit any crimes but thats just a myth by the alies after ww2 (they wanted countries that got invaded to trust germany once again). Actualy the german officers were meth adicts and were (in some cases) doing more war crimes than the SS.

  23. @machfiver753

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    I don't think I've ever seen a more German stereotypical soldier @3:09 so much so you can hear his accented chuckle just looking at it." Ya ya ya and zen i zaid to Franz. How did her bloomers get zo big? ha hahaha zeig un himmel mein gott how ve laughed zat day"

  26. @Potato-lad

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    As a self-described history buff I could say that I will be on a few people to not call you a drunk Irish if you said that story because I knew it already

  28. @suicidebxmber1234

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    The US allying with the Nazis is nothing extraordinary; before they joined the war (because of Japan), there was a lot of support for the Nazi regime and after the war they rescued several Nazis to employ them in its technology and weapons industry. Even today, the United States is the largest cradle of the neo-Nazi movement.

  30. @Carolus_Rex1697

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    I would like to thank everyone in the comments section for resisting the urge to…

    AND IT'S AMERICAN TROOPS AND THE GERMAN ARMY JOINGING TOGETHER AT LAST!!!!!

    …. never mind

  33. @LexProntera

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    What is the "French surrender" meme even supposed to be based on?
    France capitulated after being defeated militarily, not because it gave up. Moreover, it had at least 2 parallel resistance movements (that I know of) fighting the entire duration of the war, and coming out on the winning side. Those are literally the OPPOSITE of surrendering. … AND it's not the only country like that.

  35. @tylerdurden4006

    January 13, 2026 at 7:50 am

    Plot twist, nazi's took over america from the inside after america and canada took all of them and gave them money and power after ww2 and are now illegally invading east for a third straight world war. 😂😂

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