The story of one of the most successful and decorated tank commanders of all time Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. This classic of armored warfare is both combat biography and unit history, as Patrick Agte focuses on the life and career of Wittmann but also includes his fellow Tiger commanders in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Volume One covers the Eastern Front, where Wittmann racked up more than 100 kills and participated in the Battle of Kursk in 1943.
Michael Wittmann en de Waffen SS Tiger Commandanten van de Leibstandarte in WO II Reeks
Deze serie duikt in de brute wereld van tankoorlogvoering aan het Oostfront van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het volgt de daden van elite Tiger tankcommandanten van de Leibstandarte SS-divisie en hun meedogenloze gevechten tegen geallieerde strijdkrachten. Met gedetailleerde strategieën, persoonlijke verslagen en historische documenten biedt deze collectie een rauwe en boeiende kijk op cruciale momenten van het conflict. Het is essentiële lectuur voor liefhebbers van militaire geschiedenis en tankoorlogvoering.



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The story of German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann, one of the most successful and decorated tank commanders in World War II. Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle.
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Accounts of what it was like to command a tank in combat Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle Volume Two follows Michael Wittmann and his unit into Normandy to defend against the Allied invasion. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success. On June 13, 1944, near Villers Bocage, the panzer ace and his crew attacked a British armored unit, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough. The exploit made Wittmann a national hero in Germany and a legend in the annals of war. He was killed two months later while attempting to repulse an Allied assault, but the book continues beyond his death until the Leibstandarte's surrender.