Battle year 1945 in which U.S. infantry and armour, Wehrmacht Heer, French prisoners and Austrian partisans took Castle Itter from the occupying Waffen SS. It took place on 5 May 1945 in what is now Austria. The setting was Itter Castle. It was part of the World War II. Those involved included the United States and Waffen-SS.
Before and after
- from 30 April 1945 to 2 May 1945Race for Trieste
- 30 April 1945Death of Adolf Hitler
- from 1 May 1945 to 15 August 1945Borneo campaign
- 1 May 1945Death of Joseph Goebbels
- 5 May 1945Battle of Castle Itter
- from 6 May 1945 to 11 May 1945Prague offensive
- from 10 June 1945 to 15 August 1945Battle of North Borneo
- 19 June 1945Birth of Radovan Karadžić
- 19 June 1945Birth of Aung San Suu Kyi
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