Sidestories: History‘s Lost Tales

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Teaching you everything your history class didn‘t! We explore obscure history from all corners of the world to bring you incredible stories you’ve never heard before. New episodes uploaded Fridays!

Episodes

Friday Mar 08, 2024

The Battle of Castle Itter - Weird World War II Stories 1

Friday Mar 08, 2024

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

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