Josef Gangl

Josef Gangl
Josef Gangl
Born	September 12, 1910; Obertraubling, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	May 5, 1945 (aged 34); Itter Castle, Tyrol, Austria
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; Austrian resistance
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1928–1945
Battles/wars	World War II Saar Offensive; Phoney War; Operation Barbarossa; Normandy landings; Ardennes Counteroffensive; Battle of Castle Itter †; ;

Josef "Sepp" Gangl (September 12, 1910 – May 5, 1945) was a German Major of the Wehrmacht who became a member of the Austrian Resistance very late in the Second World War. He was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at Itter Castle, Tyrol. He took part in the defense of Castle Itter against troops of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" with soldiers of the Wehrmacht, the US Army and French prisoners, and lost his life in the process when he took a bullet for former French prime minister Paul Reynaud. He is remembered as a hero of the Austrian Resistance against the Nazi regime.

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