Short Stuff: Battle of Itter Castle

# Summary

This episode tells the incredible true story of the Battle of Castle Itter, one of the last battles of World War II in Austria, where an unlikely alliance of American soldiers, French prisoners, a German turncoat major, and other Allied forces came together to defend a castle against attacking Nazi SS troops. The episode recounts how a Yugoslav handyman sneaked out to find American help, how a ragtag group of volunteers assembled to hold off the siege, and how a perfectly timed tank column arrived just as things looked most hopeless to save the day. It's a wild, almost unbelievable story of heroism and cooperation that really does seem too cinematic to be true, but actually happened in May 1945.