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Originally posted by Wolfkin
Hello John!
I noticed your post on the ML Forum and responded there as well. I also noticed that a lot of people seem to have the opinion that it does not matter who got Wittmann. For the most part, I disagree with the opinion that it does not matter who killed Michael Wittmann because for the sake of historical accuracy it does matter. Jon Fitzgerald
Calgary,AB,Canada
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Couldn't agree more with your comment on the importance of historical accuracy and as a proud Canadian I would love for it to have been Canadians that knocked Wittman out, however, a very strong claim has been made that a Sherman Firefly from 3rd Platoon, A Squadron, 33rd Armoured Brigade of the First Northamptonshire Yeomanry destroyed Wittman's Tiger with two shots into the side at the fuel tank. I recently finished reading Hubert Meyer's book about the 12th SS which mentioned some of Wittman's exploits but mentioned nothing of his demise. Intrigued, I looked on-line for more info. I remember finding a forum discussing a book by Agte. Agte's book contained recollections of Hans Hofflinger who witnessed the battle and also contains transcripts of radio traffic describing the event. I have yet to read Agte's book myself but hope to read it in the near future to delve further into this matter. For now, I remain unconvinced of exactly who killed Wittman.
CHIMO!