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Offline Sol75

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anyone know if this is a true story?
« on: January 12, 2016, 05:59:59 AM »
pretty cool.  German Wermarcht and US troops fighting together against SS forces....anyome know the veracity of this story?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/12/world-war-ii-s-strangest-battle-when-americans-and-germans-fought-together.html
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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2016, 06:21:02 AM »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Castle_Itter

Movie material if there ever was one.
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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2016, 06:29:19 AM »


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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2016, 11:07:34 AM »
I read the book - highly recommend.
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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2016, 11:17:20 AM »
There is a book "the last battle". By Stephen Harding.
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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2016, 11:53:34 AM »
defintely going to look for that book.  hopefully its on kindle..
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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2016, 12:40:50 PM »
Quote from: Sol75 on January 12, 2016, 11:53:34 AM
defintely going to look for that book.  hopefully its on kindle..


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Re: anyone know if this is a true story?
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2016, 01:17:43 PM »
Quote from: Sol75 on January 12, 2016, 11:53:34 AM
defintely going to look for that book.  hopefully its on kindle..

It is on Kindle and a rather quick read. 
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