When I first saw the picture, I didn't think it was Wittmann's as there are bushes behind the tank??
But, there does seem to be something sticking up in the same place as the right rear grill, of 007.
Could these bushes have grown later, and then cut back down when the war ended.
I am fascinated by this picture, it does look like 007..
I'm delighted this has got the chaps on here interested, many thanks.
Where Wittmann was knocked out Peter was well into an open field where this one is lying right next to a track which does fit in with the location and account of where Phillipsen was knocked out , his Tiger was hit by Anti tank gun fire in a lane whislt he was leaving the village of Cahagnes , it set on fire , Phillipsen got out but was then struck by shell splinters and killed.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
I believe Kevin Wheatcroft has the parts of Wittmann's 007 Tiger, and is deciding how to display them..
One of the plans is to incorporate them into one of his Tiger tank restorations
I do believe he has two Tiger 1's currently under restoration, also, two King Tiger's as well..
Four Tiger's on the mend
Kevin Wheatcroft is my hero
Sadly, more often than not there was not a lot to inter after a tank was destroyed ......
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
Quite correct Dan and what a job that was to clean the Tanks out !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Yes Paul, that first part of FURY was pretty accurate!!by Paul D
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
About the only part that was !!!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Wittmann's grave (block 47, grave 120) is the most photographed at La Cambe, but Hannes Philipsen's grave is located not that far away (block 30, grave 204). I made this photo last month:
Note his rank is marked as Oberleutnant, not Obersturmführer. Plenty of other graves with SS ranks so I don't know why they used the Wehrmacht equivalent.
Well done for visiting Hannes Philipsen's grave instead of the Wittmann shrine , quite a few SS RKT Panzer Commanders buried in La Cambe but most people just go to the shrine . In La Cambe are his loader at VB and some of the other Tiger crews killed on 8/8/44 but again they are ignored !
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Not sure how I feel about Wheatcroft putting pieces of Wittmanns Tiger towards his restoration. Nice to see Big Heavy metal but they won't have any historical context.
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