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2016年8月8日 · Wittmann's crew drove through an occupied area with up to 30 AFVs in the vicinity and was able to knock out everything they spotted within a short amount of time. BUT Wittmann at this point in time had the command over a Tiger company, which represented an extremely valuable combat asset. Schneider and other have already debated this topic and ...
The Tiger 1 that Michael Wittman and his crew died in.
2020年1月12日 · Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944.
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2017年3月8日 · Wittmann is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944. While in command of a Tiger I tank, he destroyed up to fourteen tanks and fifteen personnel carriers, along with two anti-tank guns, within the space of fifteen minutes.
Why is Michael Wittman so highly regarded as a "Panzer Ace?"
2018年1月19日 · In analyzing Wittmann's actions at Villers-Bocage, he called into question his tactical ability. Schneider states: "a competent tank company commander does not accumulate so many serious mistakes". He highlights how Wittmann dispersed his forces in a sunken lane with a broken down tank at the head of the column thereby hampering the mobility of ...
Michael Wittmann was a shit commander/leader : …
2020年8月26日 · Wittmann did accumulate over a hundred kills, but he was only good at destroying things and not commanding a platoon of tanks. His ambush at Villers-Bocage is praised by some historians who call it "one of the most amazing engagements of armored warfare" although some historians found his tactics in the ambush to be lacking and praise for …
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Michael Wittmann and his newly wed wife Hildegard Burmester
2020年4月22日 · Michael Wittmann and his newly wed wife Hildegard Burmester. Behind him is Balthasar “Bobby” Woll, and other relatives/friends. Lüneburg, March 1, 1944. (Side note, today is also the tank aces birthday)
Michael Wittmann's 2nd Company: Flames of War : r/flamesofwar
2020年6月17日 · Instead, when Wittmann spotted the vehicles of A Squadron of the 4th County of London Yeomanry, 22nd Armored Brigade, he hopped into the closest Tiger to him, which was Kurt Sowa's 222, then headed down the highway to engage the British head on, and alone. What happened in the next couple minutes would be immortalized in the history books ...
Happy death day to Michael Wittmann, quite possibly the most
2022年8月8日 · Yeah, id still push back on that, I know that the allied air forces claimed to have blown up 30 tanks in 3 days in an area of germany that the germans didnt have any tank forces in and the russians claimed to wipe out 50 tanks during an attack in stalingrad when the germans only had 10 tanks there, 2 of which had to be repaired after the battle.
Joachim Peiper awarding Michael Wittmann and his tiger crew
2020年2月11日 · At the time of this photo they had 88 kills. Actually the Ritterkreuz recommendation sent by Divisionskommandeur Wisch to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) on 10 January 1944 "only" included Wittmann's winnings as 66 tanks, but something incredible happened.