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05-27-2011, 12:44 PM
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Michael Wittmann Panzer Ace
Michael Wittmann was born April 22 1914 and died August 8 1944. He was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during WWII known for destroying 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns during his career.  Wittmann's first operational Tiger I, Russia 1943. This vehicle was used during Operation Zitadelle which took place in and around the Ukrainian city of Kursk.  Wittmann's Tiger S04, December 1943. The markings on the 88mm gun signify the 88 victims that Wittmann had claimed up to the time of his being awarded the Knight's Cross in January 1944.  The late production Tiger commanded by Michael Wittmann at the time of his death in the early autumn of 1944. The turret number 007 signifies the position of Battalion Commander, assumed by Wittmann following the injury of Heinz von Westernhagen.  The shattered turret of Wittmann's Tiger, Nr. 007. The turret has been completely torn away from the hull, and ruptured by an internal explosion. Wittmann's Tiger has been 'claimed' by a number of Allied units, although it has also been argued that it had been destroyed by airborne forces. The photograph was taken by a French civilian. http://www.panzerace.net/  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · |
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05-27-2011, 01:55 PM
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Re: Michael Wittmann Panzer Ace
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05-27-2011, 02:06 PM
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Re: Michael Wittmann Panzer Ace
I have to give credit where it is earned, and Michael Wittmann desreves a place in history for his intuition on the battlefield. True aces like him should be looked up to, regardless of the side he was on. No one can dispute his tallent for tactics and survival.
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05-30-2011, 02:38 PM
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Re: Michael Wittmann Panzer Ace
Also keep in mind that "side" wasn't an option for the Germans. For every male in the Third Reich, regardless of their enthusiasm or disgust with Hitler, the military was mandatory, period. Totalitarian states don't do individual opinion. In such a society, however, joining the elite Waffen SS was viewed as a good career choice for the future -- which, thankfully as it turns out, never happened.
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