Skorzeny's Last Battle - The Schwedt Bridgehead 1945 (Ep.3)
December 11, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn early 1945, Hitler's commando leader Otto Skorzeny was detailed by Himmler to create and hold a bridgehead over the Oder River, Germany's last water barrier before Berlin as Himmler planned to use it to launch a counter-offensive and stop the Soviets. This was the Schwedt Bridgehead and this is its story.
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THE SCHWEDT BRIDGEHEAD, WarHistory.org
Stiftelsen norsk Okkupasjonshistorie, 2014
Credits: The National Archives; Library of Congress
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