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"Michael Wittman and his Tiger tank..."

Now, there was a tanker!

regards,

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For those who don't know: Hauptsturmfuhrer Wittman received the Knights cross- Ritterskreuz of the Iron Cross with oak leaves, swords, and diamonds, approximately the equivalent of the US Medal of Honor...if only 27 MOH's had been so designated and issued.

Lieutenant Michael Wittman.

On the 13th June 1944 Wittman attacked the leading brigade of the 7th Armoured Division at Villiers Bocage. On the outskirts of the village he destroyed many of the tanks and armoured cars of the 4th County of London Yeomanry. He then entered the village and attacked and destroyed several more Shermans and Cromwells. He had effectively single handed stopped the British advance. He was killed in action on August 8th.

Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillianten
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds