Germany & Austria 1945
Kaprun — village and castle
Village
GuideGermany & Austria 1945
AreaAustria — Zell am See, Kaprun & Mauthausen
TypeVillage
Time to allow45 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS47.27230, 12.75900
The story
Easy's billets and the 2nd Battalion HQ, May–June 1945. Kaprun castle above the village; the church; the road-block where Sgt. Grant was shot was on the valley road.
What to look for
The village has grown around the ski trade; the castle and church are the anchors.
Plan your visit
- Open
- Guided castle tours 2 Jul–20 Sep 2026: Mon 17:00–19:00; Thu and Sun 10:00–12:00
- Price
- €8 adults; children 7–14 €4; under-7s free
Checked September 2026 from official sources: burg-kaprun.at. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Zell am See — lake promenade · 6 km
- Grand Hotel Zell am See — regimental HQ · 7 km
- Kaprun high-mountain dams (Mooserboden) · 13 km
- Saalfelden — the surrender basin · 18 km
- Königssee · 39 km
- Berchtesgaden — town and the Berchtesgadener Hof site · 43 km
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Easy Company: Germany & Austria
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the last months of the war in Europe: the Rhine, Bavaria with Landsberg, Dachau and Munich, Berchtesgaden and the Eagle's Nest, and Austria, where Easy Company ended its war at Zell am See and Kaprun.
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