Michael Wittmann
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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Male
Date of Birth
April 22nd, 1914
Age
111
Birth Place
Germany, Bavaria, Dietfurt an der Altmühl
Date of Death
August 8th, 1944
Died Aged
30
Star Sign
Taurus
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