posted 09-12-2006 06:56 PM         

Thanks,
Jeff

posted 09-13-2006 03:16 AM            

Mont Orgueil has been managed as a museum site since 1929, although during the Second World War German Occupation (1940-1945) the occupying forces garrisoned the castle and added modern fortifications camouflaged to blend in with existing structures.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Orgueil

Malbork Castle in Poland : "During the Nazi era, a scene of the official ceremonies of the Hitler’s regime. In 1945, at the end of the WWII, the castle was defended by the Germans against advancing Red Army and during these fights seriously damaged" http://www.castles.info/poland/malbork/

posted 09-13-2006 08:49 PM         

but what I am really looking for is castles where actual battles took place. Malbork is great example on the Eastern front during WWII. So is the Hero Fortress at Brest. In fact, many of the castles that I have come across where actual fighting occurred were on the Eastern front in both WWI & WWII.

I was hoping that people might know of some good examples on the Western front. I was hoping that there were some *real* castles that possibly functioned in the way of something like a "Castle Wolfenstein" (a fictitious castle). Someplace wherein combat took place, where there were actual troops that fought. Someplace where we can go and see bullet holes in the walls. A good example might be "The Eagle's Nest," Hitler's famous chateau, but I don't think there was any actual combat there. If you have any ideas of some real castles where real combat took place, that would help immensely.

I've been trying to scour the internet for any and all info that I can find, and, like I said, I've actually found a few castles in Eastern Europe and even Italy (like Camposbasso, where the Canadians held off the Germans), but I have made relatively little headway in trying to find historians, books, or information on the subject.

Thanks again,
Jeff