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Germany and the United States were always bitter enemies as they belonged to different sides during World War II However in the later stages of the war there was only one battle in which German and American troops fought side by side They came together just to rescue a group of French prisoners What on earth is going on here Today we're going to talk about the strangest battle of World War II In May 1945 Hitler had already committed suicide in Berlin Germany's homeland was completely occupied by the Allies the European theater of World War II was about to come to an end But at this point a problem that troubled the Allies emerged although the German forces on the German home front had completely surrendered the German forces scattered in other regions such as Austria and Czechoslovakia remained There is still some minor resistance ongoing Among them the SS as Hitler 's personal guard were unwilling to face the failure of the Nazi party They resolved to kill more people to accompany Hitler in death They launched a guerrilla war against the Allies And began large-scale executions of political prisoners held in various locations Ettelburg is located near the village of Ettel in western Austria It was originally a renowned castle hotel in Europe After Austria was occupied by German troops it was used as a prison The prison that holds senior political figures includes 14 high-ranking officials among them two former French prime ministers and two former French army commanders He has been imprisoned here since the war began Hitler had originally planned to Hostage these individuals to pressure the Allies into peace negotiations but instead the German army collapsed in battle within Germany and soon Berlin was surrounded Hitler had no way out and had to commit suicide which also made the people who had been imprisoned in Itterburg lose their value At this time a battalion under the SS Totenkopf Division was stationed at Ehrenburg Castle The overall commander was Sebastian Weimor As a devoted follower of Hitler heard of Hitler's suicide and was heartbroken He planned to execute all the prisoners in the Eitelborn camp After all the surrounding areas are full of Allied forces so he will eventually be accounted for it's better to kill and silence him early to destroy his own evidence Moreover at this point the prisoners in the castle had already lost all value but his idea had leaked out and soon everyone in Eitelburg knew about it They could become victims of the SS at any moment The instinct to survive forced them to take matters into their own hands Zuvan Milkovitch was a servant working in the castle he felt great sympathy for the prisoners held here and intended to help them I heard The Allied forces have captured many cities nearby You can write a rescue letter I will find a chance to escape from the castle Go to the Allies for help That's it May 3 1945 Kukovitch carried a plea for help to the Allies He escaped the castle under the pretense of handling a matter for Wimmer But Kukovitch was not very familiar with this generation He had wandered in the mountains for several hours before finally finding a vanguard unit of the Allied forces in the evening Officer please make sure to go to Itter Castle and save those poor prisoners They could be killed by the SS at any moment the Allied officer Thompson opened the letter and learned about the situation but he was very troubled Because his current combat mission is to go to another city to start an offensive battle if he disobeys the order and goes to Ettelburg now What responsibility do I take for disobedience I understand the situation is urgent But I cannot go to Itterburg right now I can only promise you We will report this message to our headquarters before dawn Thompson did not break his promise The next morning he reported the situation to his superiors It emphasized the special nature of the prisoners held at the Eitelburg The Allied headquarters immediately dispatched a heavy armored unit to Eitelburg to carry out a rescue But on the way it was attacked by a SS squad The armored units in the book suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to the headquarters However it turned out to be a blessing in disguise The Allied rescue operation was learned of by Wimmer He realized that the situation inside the castle had definitely been leaked The Allies would soon launch an even more intense rescue operation So he decided to abandon Eitelborn and lead the SS soldiers to the nearby Vogel because the time was too tight Luckily he managed to save his life and was left in the castle After the party guards withdrew the castle completely became the domain of the prisoners They immediately broke the locks in the prison cells Regained their freedom but there was a major disagreement among the prisoners about the next plan Some believed they should immediately open the castle gates and all escape from here Otherwise they could be taken back by the SS at any time Some people believe that everyone imprisoned here is unfamiliar with the surrounding terrain If we escape and meet the SS we will definitely be killed Since people have already been sent to deliver a message to the Allies we should stay here and wait for rescue everyone started arguing loudly The final plan was decided by the respected former French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud which was to hold the castle and wait for relief Fortunately the SS left the castle in such a hurry that they left behind a lot of weapons and equipment Although the weapons were rather primitive they at least allowed for basic defense Many of the prisoners had once been French and Austrian soldiers They were issued with firearms Always ready to repel the returning SS troops But after two days Cookovic still did not return and there were no signs of any Allied forces coming to rescue them so the people in the castle began to get restless Many believed that Kukuchi had just used the excuse of delivering a letter to escape on his own Bolotra is a French tennis player He was also imprisoned here because he refused to submit to Nazi Germany He had a better personal relationship with Kukvich previously He doesn't think Cookovic is that kind of person I believe that unless something happens to him he will definitely deliver the letter to the Allies If you don't believe me I'll take the letter Go find the Allies Everyone knows The safest place right now is inside the castle Once outside there is a high probability of encountering the SS and being killed Bolotra is willing to risk his life to prove his friend's innocence This shows that he is certain that Kukvich will complete the mission The questioning of Cookovic suddenly stopped Let me go instead I was in charge of purchasing food around here before This place is more familiar to me than you are The speaker is Czech chef Andreas Krobta He had been cooking for the prisoners inside the castle Because of the nature of his work he often went out to do shopping He knows the roads of the surrounding cities well and he is not a prisoner held in the castle so if he is discovered by the SS he will not be killed as a fugitive Crobett's proposal was quickly and unanimously accepted That's how Crobett ended up riding an old German military bicycle He cautiously left the castle to search for the Allies He knew the nearest city to the castle was Vogel But he was unsure whether Vogel was currently under Allied or German control He came here with a "let's give it a try" mindset and found that Vogel was now under the control of the SS Just as he was about to leave he encountered the local Austrian resistance in the suburbs The Austrian resistance read his letter and decided to take him to meet their commander to discuss the next strategy But when Krobett followed the soldiers to the resistance camp He was so startled that he quickly stepped back It turned out that inside the rebel army camp there was an officer dressed in a German army uniform who was sitting in front of a map drawing and writing He was a German lieutenant colonel from his uniform Don't be afraid I won't hurt you I am indeed a German officer but I have decided to turn against the dark and joined the Allies This German lieutenant was named Joseph Gangel Unlike other German officers he had always been opposed in his heart to some of Hitler's policies After being sent to Austria he remained stationed in Vogel and frequently protected the local Vogel civilians from German persecution which greatly pleased the SS Therefore the two sides have been in constant conflict After careful consideration he decided to lead the German soldiers who wanted to surrender to join the Allies But the Allies never arrived at Vogel Instead the SS occupied the place in the castle Gengel wanted to avoid being purged so he secretly led his troops out of Vogel at night and surrendered to the Allies The Allied forces ordered Ganger to join an Austrian local resistance group and was subsequently promoted by the organization to become a commander Robert having understood everything sighed in relief He requested Gangel to immediately reinforce Eitelburg but Gangel was worried that the resistance forces were too few Once the SS decided to counterattack the castle and could not hold on for long he sent a trusted officer to request help from the nearby US 23rd Tank Battalion there General John Lee met with the tank commander and found him to be a kind-hearted person He was convinced that he must support Ettelburg After reporting to his superiors The higher authorities finally gave their approval So the 23rd Tank Battalion and the Austrian Resistance led by Johann and Gänger They went in a large group towards Itter Castle but because many bridges on the way had been destroyed by the SS the large tanks could not move forward Only twenty or so people were riding in the car Leading the way was a small tank The people who had been enduring days like years in the castle saw the reinforcements but could not feel happy at all Because these forces had almost no chance of success if they faced an SS attack But John was very confident as he had also been through many battles on the European front The SS had long since become something entirely different the Allied forces were in high spirits once the battle began it's not that it's impossible to win with fewer troops The US military also began an attack on Vogel The SS could not resist the offensive and had to abandon Vogel But the castle of Eitelborn which had been abandoned by the SS became the last place the SS could go On the morning of May 5th a SS unit of over 100 men led by Wimmer began an attack on Ehrenburg John and Ganger immediately directed the men to counterattack The battle lasted all morning and the SS had not broken through the Allied lines but the small tank that York brought It was destroyed by the SS 88mm anti-aircraft gun The outer defenses were already in critical condition As the battle progressed the castle's ammunition began to run low At this time the SS offensive did not stop These desperadoes had completely lost their minds Absolutely determined to see it through The battle was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Allies and they urgently needed someone to go out and deliver a message Requesting support from other units Let me go Bolotra had previously proposed going out for help and once again risked his life in this emergency situation to deliver a message and there was a certain reason for it Bolotra had previously been a professional athlete Although he has been imprisoned for these years his innate love for sports has kept him exercising every day in his cell He has better physical strength and endurance than others to complete the rescue mission So no one stopped him this time You are very brave but you must be careful Those SS men are now crazy Guns don't have eyes Bolotra nodded and immediately jumped over the castle wall His agile body twisted and turned through the gunfire Bullets kept whizzing past him but Bologota showed no fear He trained every day in order to one day contribute to fighting the German aggressors He had been waiting for this day for a long time Along the way he had been attacked many times And one arm was shot But he still managed to reach the U S 142nd Infantry Regiment headquarters The news from inside the castle and the SS deployment George was informed of everything by the US regimental commander The military intelligence was urgent George did not have time to ask his superiors for permission before leading his troops to Itter Castle for support Along the way The US military faced almost no significant resistance The SS saw that the US army was arriving in large numbers and unable to capture the castle surrendered in despair The battle ended at four in the afternoon with an Allied victory John and Gengar led all the heroes from the castle out Everyone cheered and celebrated their regained freedom But a SS sniper was not surrendering at this moment he was hiding in a large tree and using the sniper rifle's scope to aim at the former French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud He decided to assinate the damned Frenchman to have him buried with Hitler Just as the plane was about to take off Gor suddenly noticed a flash of light on the big tree across from him He was a professional soldier and immediately realized a sniper was aiming at them Paul Reno was the target so protect Mr Reno He hadn't finished speaking when a bullet came flying Gol immediately lunged at Paul Reno The bullet that was originally aimed at Paul entered Gengor's body The SS sniper who exposed his position was immediately shot down by Allied soldiers The body fell with the leaves under the tree John quickly checked Goral's injuries He found that the gunshot wound was especially close to the heart This was bad news You have to hold on The doctor is coming right away We also need to celebrate the end of the war And Gorbachov seemed to already know his fate He didn't show a look of pain but instead wore a faint smile As a Nazi German soldier I have committed terrible sins this time I finally can atone for my past actions I hope you won't be too sad Celebrate your newfound freedom with all your heart After saying these words Gao'er closed his eyes forever Everyone present removed their hats to show respect to this brave anti-fascist warrior I am a soldier See you next time