Undaunted: Normandy – Promo Scenario 13: Castle Itter

Description

**Castle Itter** scenario for *Undaunted: Normandy* depicts the Battle for Castle Itter on 5 May 1945, the strangest WW2 battle featuring a unique US-German alliance defending against SS forces. **Key mechanics include:** - *Unprecedented alliance* US soldiers, Wehrmacht infantrymen, SS officer, Austrian resistance fighter, and freed French POWs unite in defense. - *Castle defense* Players protect Austrian Castle Itter near Itter village. - *SS assault* Face attacking forces from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. - *Historical rarity* Sole known instance of US and German troops fighting side-by-side in WWII's final European days. This brand new scenario, released with the first printing of *Undaunted: Normandy*, immerses players in the Battle for Castle Itter on 5 May 1945, during the war's closing days in Europe. Near the Austrian village of Itter, an extraordinary coalition—US soldiers, Wehrmacht infantrymen, a single SS officer, an Austrian resistance fighter, and recently liberated French prisoners of war—defends the castle against the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division's assault. Renowned as WWII's strangest battle, it stands as the only documented case of American and German forces collaborating in combat, capturing the chaotic alliances and high-stakes defense central to the scenario's narrative.