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Title: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Butcher on May 13, 2013, 08:12:34 AM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/12/world-war-ii-s-strangest-battle-when-americans-and-germans-fought-together.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/12/world-war-ii-s-strangest-battle-when-americans-and-germans-fought-together.html)

Days after Hitler’s suicide a group of American soldiers, French prisoners, and, yes, German soldiers defended an Austrian castle against an SS division—the only time Germans and Allies fought together in World War II. Andrew Roberts on a story so wild that it has to be made into a movie.

Sounds like a book I want to order! Awesome story.
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Zacherof on May 13, 2013, 10:01:06 AM
That's an awesome story and it sounds almost too crazy to be true. :aok



I laughed at the topics at the bottom  :rofl
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2013, 10:35:43 AM
Agreed. This story would make an epic movie. Here's hoping that if a screenwriter touches it they wouldn't feel compelled to 'enhance' it.
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: zack1234 on May 13, 2013, 11:51:07 AM
Sounds poo to me :old:
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: cpxxx on May 13, 2013, 12:06:08 PM
I read about that before, I think in one of the military history magazines. As I remember the German officer on the American side was killed during the action. Quite a remarkable story indeed worthy of a movie, maybe a TV movie though.
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2013, 12:16:04 PM
... maybe a TV movie though.

Bite your tongue.  :lol
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: MarineUS on May 13, 2013, 05:21:48 PM
That's awesome. Ty for sharing!  :aok :aok :aok :aok :aok :aok
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Ack-Ack on May 13, 2013, 05:24:23 PM
Reminds me of an old Jack Higgins' book.

ack-ack
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: smoe on May 14, 2013, 08:58:15 PM
I can remember another post about Brits joining the Germans in WWII (not throwing an insult out at any Brits). I'm sure all nations had people who fought for the wrong/right side. It happens.
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: GScholz on May 14, 2013, 09:29:15 PM
Smoe, you're a schmoe.
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: zack1234 on May 15, 2013, 12:21:25 AM
I can remember another post about Brits joining the Germans in WWII (not throwing an insult out at any Brits). I'm sure all nations had people who fought for the wrong/right side. It happens.

The Narzzies enlisted British into their collaborator SS divisions but they could not be trusted :old:



Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on May 15, 2013, 02:35:56 AM
The Narzzies enlisted British into their collaborator SS divisions but they could not be trusted :old:






Prove your loyalty by catching the bullets and mortars of your fellow countrymen.  :D
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Fish42 on May 15, 2013, 03:16:53 AM
Brits played a large roll in equipping and training the Japanese in Carrier warfare in the early 20s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK4dreccM_Y

Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: Shuffler on May 15, 2013, 08:47:52 PM
Wow
Title: Re: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Post by: zack1234 on May 16, 2013, 12:33:57 AM
Brits played a large roll in equipping and training the Japanese in Carrier warfare in the early 20s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK4dreccM_Y



Is a outrage, bit like equipping Saddam Hussein or The Mujahideen by the US :cry

But we won't talk about that :old:

The Soviet Union supplied the Narzzies with raw materials right up to the invasion of the Soviet Union :uhoh