Guards Flee and Prisoners Arm Themselves

At the end of WWII a group of French POWs went looking for help and ended up taking part in one of the weirdest battles in military history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32622651 https://www.historynet.com/the-battle-for-castle-itter.htm https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/itter-castle-strangest-battle-world-war-ii-152721