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On May 5, 1945, a German Major waved a white flag at an American tank. He didn't want to surrender—he wanted to team up. This is the true story of the weirdest battle of World War II.

High in the Austrian Alps, French VIPs were trapped in Castle Itter, surrounded by a fanatical SS division. To save them, an American tank commander (Captain Jack Lee) and a German Wehrmacht officer (Major Josef Gangl) did the unthinkable: they joined forces.
This video covers the incredible story of Operation Cowboy's brother—The Battle for Castle Itter. We analyze:
The Trap: Why French Prime Ministers were held in a luxury castle.
The Alliance: How Americans and Germans fought shoulder-to-shoulder against the SS.
The Tank: The legendary stand of the "Besotten Jenny" at the castle gate.
The Sacrifice: The death of the German hero who took a bullet for a prisoner.
The Aftermath: Why this battle was kept out of history books for so long.