Itter Castle (German: Schloss Itter) is a 19th-century castle in Itter, a village in Tyrol, Austria. In 1943, during World War II, it was turned into a Nazi prison for French VIPs. The castle was the site of an extraordinary instance of the U.S. Army, German Wehrmacht, Austrian Resistance, and the prisoners themselves fighting side-by-side against the Waffen-SS in the battle for Castle Itter in early May 1945 before the end of the war in Europe.
ItterCastle (German: Schloss Itter) is a 19th-century castle in Itter, a village in Tyrol, Austria. In 1943, during World War II, it was turned into a...
The Battle of CastleItter was fought on 5 May 1945, in the Austrian village of Itter in the North Tyrol region of the country, during the last days of...
He was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at ItterCastle, Tyrol. He took part in the defense of CastleItter against troops of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier...
Itter is first mentioned in a deed dating back to 902 as „Uitaradorf“, when the hamlet was owned by the bishopric of Regensburg. The small castle of...
until liberation in 1945, where he was released after the Battle of ItterCastle in which one of the leaders, German Major Josef Gangl, declared a hero...
Tirol Castle, which was formerly in Austria but is now in Italy. Ambras Palace Burg Bideneck Burg Bruck Burg Freundsberg Burg Heinfels ItterCastle Burg...
November 1942, Weygand was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned at ItterCastle in Austria until May 1945. After returning to France, he was held as...
Hohenwerfen Castle (German: Festung Hohenwerfen, lit. 'Hohenwerfen Fortress') is a medieval rock castle, situated on a 623-metre (2,044 ft) precipice...
Burg Kreuzenstein is a castle near Leobendorf in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Kreuzenstein is 265 metres (869 ft) above sea level. It was constructed on...
he fled Dachau immediately before its liberation and made it to castle Schloss Itter in Austria, where he died under mysterious circumstances. According...
Ambras Castle (German: Schloss Ambras) is a Renaissance castle and palace located in the hills above Innsbruck, Austria. Ambras Castle is 632 metres (2...
Hochosterwitz Castle (German: Burg Hochosterwitz, Slovene: Grad Ostrovica) is a castle in Austria, considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. It...
Borotra was imprisoned in ItterCastle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for CastleItter. Borotra was born in...
(820 ft) long and 150 m (490 ft) wide making it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Archaeological excavations have shown that a Roman fort existed...
Mauterndorf Castle (German: Burg Mauterndorf) is a castle in the municipality of Mauterndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is situated at an...
Riegersburg Castle is a medieval castle situated on a dormant volcano above the town of Riegersburg in the Austrian state of Styria. The castle is owned...
the Germans moved into the region) and was sent into captivity at the ItterCastle in Tyrol. On 10 October 1943 he was allowed to return to Vizille due...
Forchtenstein Castle (German: Burg Forchtenstein; Hungarian: Fraknó vára; Croatian: Fortnavski grad) is a castle built in the Late Middle Ages near the...
Persenbeug Castle (Schloss Persenbeug) is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria. Persenbeug Castle is 239 metres (784 ft) above sea level. List of castles in Austria...
Tratzberg Castle is a castle in Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria. Tratzberg Castle is located on a steep ridge above Jenbach in the Austrian part of Tyrol. It...
an Austrian castle situated in the Traunsee lake, in Gmunden, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Vöcklabruck, the gate to Salzkammergut. The castle was founded...
Schallaburg Castle is a castle in the village of Schallaburg in the municipality of Schollach, near the Wachau valley, Lower Austria, north of the Alps...
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