List of Famous people born in Dietfurt an der Altmühl, Germany

Michael Wittmann

First Name Michael
Last Name Wittmann
Born on April 22, 1914
Died on August 8, 1944 (aged 30)

Michael Wittmann 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. While in command of a Tiger I tank, Wittmann destroyed up to fourteen tanks and fifteen personnel carriers, along with two anti-tank guns, within the space of fifteen minutes. The news was picked up and disseminated by the Nazi propaganda machine and added to Wittmann's stature in Germany.

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