Good show on TV - Canucks killed Wittman!

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I saw a very interesting show on TV today. "Battlefield Detectives", on the History Channel (Canada). The host, Norm Christie, went to Normandy and walked the battlefield where Wittman's Tiger was brewed on Aug. 8 1944. Not quite as much a mystery as who shot down Von Richthofen, but the same sort of bragging rights.

Using contemporary photo-reconnaissance images, modern GPS survey equipment, witness statements and interviews, and interviews with current residents to determine the exact location of the participants --- the Northumberland Yeomanry, the Sherbrooke Fusiliers, and Wittman's detachment of seven Tiger Is from 1.SS Pz.Div. "Liebstandarte".

The verdict, proved fairly conclusively from all accounts, is that it was the Canucks who killed Wittman's Tiger, with a flank shot from (gulp) 130m, point-blank range. Wittman's remains were found in 1983 and interred. Parts of his tank (007) remain in the loft of the farmer who now lives on the land, collected by he and his father as they have surfaced over the years.

All told, very interesting, and highly recommended.

Cheers
Scott Fraser
Calgary