Who Were the Last German Holdouts in WW2?

Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/sidequest ------------------------------------------------------------------- At the end of WW2, some Germans refused to lay down their arms and fought on past their country's capitulation. In today's SideQuest, we'll learn what happened to these stragglers and who the last German holdout was! ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon:   / sidequest_channel   Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know! ------------------------------------------------------------------- A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity: Michael Casolary, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Adrien Maillet, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Stoeoef, Dominic Tarro, D Meredith, Troy Humpherston, Mark Mills, Xian, Petru Cotarcea, Quan Van, SerialConvert, Gary M Trentman, Ryan Smock, Jamesie112, Santos, Klaus, Oliver McKowen, Jonathan Horn, Kirk Lance, William DeLoach, Esbjörn Rundberg, Philip G., Alex, Jackie, Efertone, JT96, Alex Schwyn, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Lukas Schmidt, Dr D, Q 1, Randy Butler, Jonathan Ahrens, Jordan Camilletti, Jean Herrera, Ian Blaydes, Monkey, Matty Manziel, Jan Tobias Biedermann ------------------------------------------------------------------- Further Reading: “The End of the War” by Charles Whiting - https://www.google.com/books/edition/...