Michael Wittmann was one of the most famous German tank commanders of the Second World War. With 138 tank kills, he was the 5th most succesfull German tank ace. He was also excessively featured in German Propaganda, shown in Newsreels and featured in radio broadcasts like this one, which was recorded shortly after the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944, where he destroyed 14 tanks, 15 personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns within 15 minutes, while being alone with his Tiger tank. Remark: Obersturmführer is a rank of the Waffen-SS, equivalent to Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht or First Lieutenant in English-speaking armies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjTJrjDMZY
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