Itter Castle
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Itter Castle is a medieval fortress in Tyrol, Austria, best known as the site of the unusual World War II Battle for Castle Itter, where American and German soldiers jointly defended French prisoners against the SS.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Waffen-SS troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Tyrol
ⓘ
Medieval castles in Austria ⓘ World War II sites in Austria ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle for Castle Itter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
American soldiers
ⓘ
French prisoners ⓘ German soldiers ⓘ |
| eventLocation | joint US–German defense against SS ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army troops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht soldiers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Schloss Itter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
20th-century military history
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle for Castle Itter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II history ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austrian Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Itter NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| near |
Kitzbühel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wörgl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | village of Itter ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonersHeld |
French VIP prisoners
ⓘ
French military leaders ⓘ French politicians ⓘ former French prime ministers ⓘ |
| region | Kitzbühel District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of unusual wartime alliance ⓘ |
| situatedOn | hill ⓘ |
| tourism | tourist attraction in Tyrol ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
ⓘ
prison ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
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