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Michael Wittmann was one of Germany’s most famous tank commanders during World War II, known for his incredible skill and deadly precision behind the controls of the Tiger I tank. On June 13, 1944, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage in Normandy, Wittmann carried out one of the most legendary solo actions in tank warfare. In less than 15 minutes, he ambushed and destroyed roughly 14 tanks, 15 personnel carriers, and 2 anti-tank guns — crippling a British armored column almost single-handedly. Hi

Michael Wittmann was a tank commander in the 1st SS Panzer Division, a unit of the Waffen-SS, during World War II. He is most famous for his actions on June 13, 1944, at Villers-Bocage in Normandy, where his sudden attack caused devastating losses to a British armored column. While celebrated by German propaganda as a hero and credited with an extraordinary number of enemy tanks destroyed, the exact figures—like ~138 tanks~—remain debated by historians. His service within the Waffen-SS, a force

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