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During the late morning of August 8, 1944, the day famed tank commander Michael Wittmann would meet his end in combat, German SS-Oberführer (Colonel) Kurt "Panzer" Meyer sat in his staff car as his driver made his way toward the town of Cintheaux, France, near the front lines.
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Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945), the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. The 'bulge' refers to the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines during their ultimately unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory.
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Heinz Wilhelm Guderian ( German: [ɡuˈdeːʁi̯an]; 17 June 1888 - 14 May 1954) was a German general during World War II who, after the war, became a successful memoirist. An early pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept.
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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 bat.
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Otto Carius (27 May 1922 - 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945.
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Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 - 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armored Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944.
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Top tank commander in modern history Lt. Zwi Greengold, Israeli, Yom Kippur War During the Battle of Golan Heights in 1973, "Zwicka" Greengold of the 188th "Barak" (Lightning) Brigade organized a small scratch force that prevented two large Syrian armored formations from breaking through Israeli lines.
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Others, like the German tank commander and historian Wolfgang Schneider, dismiss the ideal image that was bestowed upon the figure of Michael Wittmann, deeming his actions reckless and hasty. He considers that Wittmann irresponsibly left the rest of his squad to face the British who had by that time already in the defensive position.
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A list with some of the most successful German tank commanders from World War II. There are more German tank aces but I could not include them all because th.
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Heinz Guderian was a German general who excelled during World War II as a tank commander. Guderian was the only general who dared to yell at Hitler. Hitler responded by forcibly retiring Guderian.
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This is a list of Waffen-SS division commanders . 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen"
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Kurt Knispel is considered to be the world's greatest tank ace. The German war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in World War II. He was considered the tank's equivalent of the Red Baron.
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Panzer ace (tank ace) is a contemporary term used in English-speaking popular culture to describe highly decorated German tank ("panzer") commanders and crews during World War II. The Wehrmacht as well as British and American militaries did not recognise the concept of an "ace" during the war.
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One of the foremost German characters in the Battle of the Bulge was Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Joachim Peiper, the notorious Waffen-SS commander of the strongest armored Kampfgruppe (KG) of the 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH).
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Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 - 14 July 1976) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and war criminal convicted for the Malmedy massacre of U.S. Army prisoners of war (POWs). During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, and as a tank commander in the Waffen-SS.
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