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Tiger! Tiger!
The infamous Tiger Tank, one of the the deadliest fighting machines ever built
and the most successful tank ace of WWII, Michael Wittmann. Wittmanns Tiger
advances towards Beauvais in June 1944 to intercept the advancing British 7th
Armoured Division - the famous Desert Rats - during the Allied Invasion of
Normandy. Awarded the Knights Cross with Swords and Oak Leaves, Michael Wittman
was the most decorated tank commander of WWII but, together with his entire
crew, lost his life on August 8 in the battle for Cintheaux when his Tiger
received a direct hit from a rocket fired by an RAF Typhoon ground attack
fighter. |