When was Michael Wittmann given up for dead? What Happened to His Young Woman? Could it be saved?

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Today we bring 4 very striking curiosities about Michael Wittmann, as well as a final bonus in which we will see many more. Throughout the program we are going to see his combat with the mp 40 from the dome of his Tiger, the date on which he is considered missing, the events of his decorations and much more.
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@waracademy128 2 года назад

👉👉Do you want to support the channel? You just have to watch another video. This will help You Tube to recommend them more to new users. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔴📣Other videos of interest: - ✅This Were the 2 Most Lethal Heavy Panzer Battalions of the German Army: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IrmXQlW0evY.html - ✅Unpublished Interview With German Ace Panzer Otto Carius: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R06qTudYIbE.html

@udayappanravanan9792 2 года назад

It's unbelievable that the ace ignore the iron cross even he is the higher rank of the tank but he demand the same decoration to his 2nd officer boby, more then 70 years passed but the mankind remember him, because of his honesty, thank you.

@alu.304 Год назад

He cherished his companionship with Balthazar Woll.

@carlgriffith4660 Год назад

Regardless of politics, Wittman was and should be forever acknowledged as one of the greatest tank commanders in the history of tanks. He also showed extremely outstanding leadership skills and an unselfish concern for the welfare of his crew. An amazing figure to study and read about in WWII.

@ricklawrence5747 2 года назад

In the early 2000's, I secured a copy of Wittman's wedding photo. After much research I found out where his wife was living under her new married name. She autographed the photo for me and sent it back to me a nice letter (in German). She was a very nice woman who appreciated my correspondence and interest in her late 1st husband.

@christopherfritz3840 Год назад

That's amazing..✊️

@Timotheus157 2 года назад

A true soldier to the very end. Salute!

@pickititllneverheal9016 Год назад

Undeniably so. THUMBSUP

@dongately2817 2 года назад

Looking at these videos and seeing how young these soldiers were is eye-opening. No matter the ideology they fought for they were basically just kids who were called up to do a dangerous job in defense of their families and neighbors. Spewing hateful rhetoric at some teenager who died 80 years ago doing his duty is truly without class.

@matty6848 2 года назад

Agreed Don. We think as them as men in their 30s and 40s but most were mere kids, 19/20/21 years old. Even the U boat captains were considered senior if they reached the grand age of 30. Imagine a U boat captain probably in his mid to late 20s commanding a U boat full of younger men, most who were barely into their 20s. As that famous line in the German U boat Movie “Das Boot” when the captain speaking to the war correspondence “innocence snatched straight from mothers gown, it’s like a kids crusade” then he tells him to wait and take photos on the return mission as they would grown beards by then and not look so young. And that “Churchill would be embarrassed to see the shaven faces of his enemy” just young naive kids who prior to war had never left Germany in their lives and worked on the farm owned by mother and father.

@nordicson2835 2 года назад

Sad when soldiers are disrespected in death, no matter what side they fought on.

@xvsj-s2x 2 года назад

Excellent research of a natural born leader and inspiring military warrior ✌️

@sherirobinson6867 2 года назад

I'd really like to see a full length movie on the life of Michael Whitman. A movie without the political BS and just about the soldiers life. But, unfortunately they can't make a movie in Hollywood without showing the atrocities of Nazism. Even when the soldier had nothing to do with the atrocities, they'd still have to throw in Mass executions or something along those lines. Michael Whitman was a hero!

@tombrunila2695 2 года назад

You mean not telling that he was a member of the SS? Wehrmacht soldiers also commuted atrocities from day one! In France they murdered French colonial troops from Senegal. Murdering POW's is considered a war crime! Wehrmacht was not "clean" when it comes to war crimes and atrocities.

@johnelliott7375 Год назад

@@tombrunila2695 neither side was only difference is that the winner got away with it for a good 46 more years.

@evancoker194 Год назад

@@tombrunila2695 And of course the Wehrmacht slaughtered countless civilians in Russia, with Adolf Hitler spurring them on to do so. They were anxious to ' get rid ' of the people by any means, so they could realize the Nazi dream/plan of ' Lebensraum' ' and bring it to fruition. Hitler had studied and admired American history, and the way the natives were cleared out wholesale to make room for the whites and their ' 'Manifest destiny.'

@tombrunila2695 Год назад

@@johnelliott7375 BS! The Germans commmitte4d far more war crimes against civilians and POW's!

@rc59191 Год назад

@@tombrunila2695playing devil's advocate here most people joined the Waffen SS because they were elite not because they got to go out and commit war crimes. Most war crimes committed by the SS weren't carried out by frontline combat unit's. Also the allies committed quite a number of atrocities but those get glossed over because well we won. I'm a Czech and the Germans are the reason why my family has to flee to the US after the British betrayed us and made us give up the Sudententland so I got no love for the Germans. Just saying not everything is black and white especially in war.

@johnelliott7375 2 года назад

I will have to say that you are awesome at the work that you do , telling the history of people who are to have been erased from history, supposed to be forgotten, and and of course it made in to a martyr that could be used against the robot agendas of the allies for the German masses. Great day to you all and God bless you all, thanks again for your time and your work into your videos of documentation for and of the hard fighters of the German army and services to which Patton said the world would never see a great army of their status and quality ever again in the history of armed conflict. Thanks again and God bless you and enjoy your evening.

@beachcomber1able 2 года назад

No room for God in the Third Reich 😄

@Westyrulz 2 года назад

Great pity he did not survive the war as he could have written a great book about his actions.

@outlet6989 2 года назад

According to a book I read, 'Tiger Ace,' Michael was famous for leaving his tank. He did this to perform a resonance on foot before moving his tank forward into an unknown area. It's a shame he didn't do this on his last mission.

@Rickasaurus 2 года назад

Wittman didn’t die as a result of a defensive action. He died as a result of a foolish charge on the Allies with several other Tigers. The British had 17-pounder anti-tank guns and Fireflies with those guns that could easily knock out Tigers.

@samuelgordino 2 года назад

Not exactly foolish but desperate

@erwinsell184 2 года назад

No foolish ,complete recon of area had not been done and was pressure to support and attack

@SuperErikRoss 2 года назад

@@erwinsell184 Ah that makes sense I was wondering how that could have happened I think the guy in the Sherman tank got lucky Especially since the 17 pounder was highly effective but it wasn't very accurate American testing proclaimed it couldn't hit the broad side of a barn pass 4 or 500 yds. Even at close range It took several shots to take out Whitman's tiger and that was from the side from the video that I watched

@carlgriffith4660 Год назад

Obviously, you do not know what you are writing about. A Firefly, which was a Sherman modified with a larger higher velocity gun and modified turret, could possibly kill a German Tiger tank, but it would not have been "easy" as you say. The British 17 pounder was notoriously inaccurate. Learn before you write.

@Napolean45 Год назад

he thought he would revenge on the British and Americans kkk

@sanchezroman8995 2 года назад

Same case with the Red Baron.. Manfred von Richthofen.. He was being pulled out on the Last days of WW-1 but he refused to leave his flight group.. I have always wondered what type of sidearms These warriors had.. NEW subscriber here 👍

@americanpatriot2422 2 года назад

Great video.

@georgewilkie3580 3 месяца назад

Thank You for this outstanding video on Military History's greatest Tank Ace, Michael Wittman.

@darrylcarpenter903 2 года назад

Excellent video as usual. I've read a bit about him and enjoyed your presentation. Thank you.

@waracademy128 2 года назад

@sherirobinson6867 2 года назад

This channel is fantastic...!

@657449 Год назад

Training is important. He had a crew that worked like the fingers on his hand. No one would have thought less of him for taking an instructor’s position but he served where he felt he was most needed. In 1944 even the Germans knew that they were losing.

@andysoll5702 2 года назад

What do you mean his house was accidentally bomb. The allies targeted civilians

@daviddalton9214 Год назад

That happens when you start a world war.

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 2 года назад

Allot thanks ( War Academy ) channel for sharing This Remarkable Video, (Far from Political evaluation ) ....He was Brave- fulfilment &Faithfulness Soldier for Germany in Nazism Period

@davidcoleman2796 2 года назад

Very interesting. I have always been interested in him . Thanks .

@widesthosrimora538 2 года назад

" Michael WitTiger Man⚡🚀🔥

@paulwhite5886 2 года назад

Kurt knispel was the best tank ace. They say 168 kills. You should do a video about him. Great video by the way. 👍

@thejamaicanpolak3988 2 года назад

look up the Otto Carius interview he said it wasn't true. he said also they really didn't count. Mind you this man shot down a plane.

@jeanlauridsen8596 Год назад

Michael Wittmann , your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

@hmb1945 2 года назад

The Knights cross was not reserved for officers only!

@mymusichellyeah 2 года назад

Hero!

@BamBamBigelow. Год назад

Balthazar Woll, give the gunner his respect

@MrNaKillshots 2 года назад

Good video.

@berardoferrari 2 года назад

may god bless this brave soldier fighting globalism.

@gusjackson3658 2 года назад

In favor of a 1 party dictatorship that practiced genocide? What is wrong with you?

@berardoferrari 2 года назад

@@gusjackson3658 i guess you believe that the germans commited the biggest mass genocide in history ? LOL!!!! not according to the red cross.

@berardoferrari 2 года назад

@@gusjackson3658 hey! gus!... ist the world economic forum or the world health organization a dicatorship in 2022 ? unelected bureaucratics ?

@gusjackson3658 2 года назад

@@berardoferrari No.

@danfontana1722 2 года назад

Good video !!!

@tiredlawdog 2 года назад

I loved the video, but I found it strange you used the term Wittmann's home was "accidently" bombed.

@feltwedge 3 месяца назад

Correction - Knight’s Cross was available to all ranks. Regardless, thanks for putting video together.

@robertcameron3455 Год назад

Excellent little video that man was a real hero

@jim7544 2 года назад

The Knight's Cross - unlike the WW 1 PLM - was NOT restricted to officers.

@pauloberle6946 2 года назад

Very much like the extra detail.

@waracademy128 2 года назад

@maxrpm2215 2 года назад

I visited his grave in 2005 a very sad place to visit. Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@erwinsell184 2 года назад

I never seen any cemetery be a happy place.

@maxrpm2215 2 года назад

@@erwinsell184 yeah you're right, ive visited the Allied cemeteries in Europe and i can tell you first hand there is a stark difference between Allied and German cemeteries. When i was at any Allied cemeteries there was always buses coming and going with tourists, lots of people walking around talking smiling and a sense of pride honor and victory. At The German cemeteries its very very different almost spine chilling. Walking around there's no one and i mean no one, the only sounds are the wind in the trees. When leaving i felt like something was holding me back from going it was weird as. When getting into the car i sat and the second i closed the door i had a feeling to look left and my eyes were directly at a photo on a German grave. I got out walked over it was a young boy soldier killed in 45. I took a picture of his grave in memory of that experience. When i say sad im saying there's no one there probably ever.

@shep8851 9 месяцев назад

The Black Baron title is a relatively new myth, unlike the Red Baron. He was never a member of the aristocracy. In fact he was the son of a farmer who worked his way through the ranks of the Waffen SS.

@alu.304 Год назад

The Black Baron Legend did not seek fame, it found him and his crew. An Honorable Warrior to the very end. He knew the futility of the continued conflict but went far and above his Duty. Truly a Master Tactician with a flair of thrill seeking. A balance of risk/reward with an unmatched level of courage. Til Valhalla, Mr. Wittmann and Crew.

@yungcaco1443 2 года назад

R.I.P Michael Wittman 🇩🇪

@beaujeste1 2 года назад

Too many unanswered questions!!! So he was killed but his crew survived? Were they taken prisoners? What happened to his body, was it destroyed or buried in mud? Did the allies have it?

@JarlVikingr 2 года назад

Swap grazed his cheek......for grazed his lower lip between his chin when Soviet jumped on his Tank ! ,the scar on his lip seen in that photo was a totally different incident where Michel smashed his face into the interior of his cupola that knocked his teeth out of his head, and knocked out of his seat onto the turret floor, his crew thought he was dead, but that was to come later !.... and then that's correct buddy ! No he received the Ritterkreuz/ Knight's Cross on the 14 th January 1944 and then the Echenlaub / Oakleaves on the 30th January 1944. The Schwerter/ Sword's was awarded on the 22nd Juni 1944. His last Tiger l was a SDK fz 267 a company kommand vehicle with a mid productions turret with a late model hull..mount 007..his Tiger l was hit in the rear on the 8th August 1944.... .his body was found until the March of 1984.

@bosseraven9180 2 года назад

I wonder when a movie film about Wittmann will come? 👍🏻

@waracademy128 2 года назад

We Need money

@Rickasaurus 2 года назад

One question that no one has an answer for: did he engage enemy armor from the period after Villers Bocage to the day prior to his death?

@scottklocke891 2 года назад

Faith in Chance, All Quiet on the Western Front.

@dongately2817 2 года назад

Should be inscribed on his tombstone.

@robinwatling6538 2 года назад

a superb documentary!

@billmccarthy3824 Год назад

Very good

@looseunit1615 Год назад

Wittman was fearless. I wonder what he would have thought of Germany's modern Leopard tanks.

@marcboblee1863 2 года назад

Thank you sir for posting this video, just a thought....planes get "shot down"...because they are up!! Tanks get blown up....love your work

@JMark-zk5pj 2 года назад

I'm not sure of this guy's sources, but number 2, Knights Crosses were not reserved for officers. Fritz Christen of Totoenkopf division was awarded one and he was not even a Sargeant. Poor research.

@HarborLockRoad 2 года назад

Judging by reports of the engagement in which he was killed, they committed suicide together, the crews of that tank unit. They were in an open field, in a tight line one behind another, and kept there when each got hit and knocked out. That is bizarre behavior for the ace of ambushes to be caught in the open. They knew all was lost, and died for Germany rather than surrender. The words are all there in" panzerlied".

@beaujeste1 2 года назад

Evidence?

@nzmonsterman 2 года назад

No. Not even close.

@erwinsell184 2 года назад

Where in hell u red they were in line tide formation. Or commit suicide? They were under orders to advance and support attack with out proper scout made before as was impossible due to lack of scout car,no planes and few infantry in area . Please read before post such comments

@HarborLockRoad 2 года назад

@@beaujeste1 the action report by the british gunner himself who fired the shot, THATS THE EVIDENCE, okay smartypants?

@HarborLockRoad 2 года назад

@@erwinsell184 sorry pal, but its your mistake, not mine. Another channel posted a video with the complete action report by the gunner and crew of the tank that fired the fatal shot. His words, not mine. If the guy who fired the shot, and was there said these things in his report of the engagement, ill take his eyewitness report over your alleged source of information anyday, fool.

@genegarren833 Год назад

I visit the site of Michael and his crew each June in Normandie.

@waracademy128 Год назад

Me too

@mrpolsco6872 Год назад

Love your work…💫

@Love.life.ashigzoya Год назад

Agreat tank commander . Germany must be proud .

@vanpaul147 Год назад

Excellente!

@branden3785 3 месяца назад

2:19 is tank ace Otto Carius.

@erab9514 Год назад

I'm sorry, but the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to all ranks from its inception. Hitler hated the fact that in WWI only officers were eligible to be awarded the "Blue Max", so he specified the Knight's Cross be awarded to all ranks.

@TheDrednaught 2 года назад

Amazing commander rip

@rc59191 Год назад

My people are Czech so i got no love for World War II era Germany. But one thing you never do is desecrate someone's grave.

@ike-cv1we 2 года назад

👍

@peter9314 Год назад

Is the display in the townhall open for everyone?

@Robert-fl9co 10 месяцев назад

33 ,THE EYES. THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY.

@erikracz4162 11 месяцев назад

I think the Allie’s hated him so much, they probably hid his body, because they didn’t want him to have a Hero’s burial. I can’t prove it, but it’s only thing that makes sense.

@Love.life.ashigzoya Год назад

Great soldier Whitman

@stevehartz4615 Год назад

Rest in peace Mike

@alanwebster5359 4 месяца назад

A very brave man & made a Nazi hero by the regime. Would likecto see you do a video of Kurt Knipsel who was & is the highest scoring tank ace of all time , He doesn't get much recognition because he was not a Nazi & was a rebel who went afainst the politics.