Michael Wittmann - Wikipedia
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.
The War List: Great Tank Commanders - HistoryNet
2012年2月10日 · Capt. Michael Wittmann, German, World War II Credited with destroying 138 tanks, 132 antitank guns, and uncounted other vehicles on the Russian front and at Normandy, SS-Hauptsturmführer Wittmann is best known for his rampage against the British 7th Armored Division outside Villers-Bocage in June 1944, devastating as many as 14 tanks, 2 ...
Top 7 German Panzer aces - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
2015年7月9日 · Kurt Knispel is considered to be the world’s greatest tank ace. The German war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in World War II. He was considered the tank’s equivalent of the Red Baron.
Otto Carius - Wikipedia
Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945.
Panzer ace - Wikipedia
Panzer ace (tank ace) is a contemporary term used in English-speaking popular culture to describe highly decorated German tank ("panzer") commanders and crews during World War II. The Wehrmacht as well as British and American militaries did not recognise the concept of an "ace" during the war.
List of World War II Panzer aces from Germany - Military Wiki
Panzer Aces: German Tank Commanders in World War II. Verlag Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3173-7.
Michael Wittmann: How the Legendary Panzer Ace Died in World War II
During the late morning of August 8, 1944, the day famed tank commander Michael Wittmann would meet his end in combat, German SS-Oberführer (Colonel) Kurt “Panzer” Meyer sat in his staff car as his driver made his way toward the town of Cintheaux, France, near the front lines.
Michael Wittmann Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life, …
Michael Wittmann was a German military officer who served as a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He gained recognition for his surprise attack against elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, during the Battle of …
Michael Wittmann, a notorious German tank commander - D …
2017年8月19日 · On June 13 1944, as commander of a company of the 101st Schwere Panzerbataillon, Wittmann had to guard the very strategically situated French village Villers-Bocage with only six Tigertanks against advancing allied troops. Suddenly a large British tank column, unaware of any Tigers, entered the village.
Michael Wittmann - TracesOfWar.com
2018年3月29日 · Thinking of German tank commanders of World War Two, names like Otto Carius, Heinz Günter, Kurt Knispel and Franz Bäke come to mind easily, but one of the best known with the highest number of enemy vehicles destroyed remains Michael Wittmann.