Michael Wittmann's interview after Villers-Bocage

[JPhilip]

Hello,
Here's a YouTube video i just found out....Michael Wittmann's interview right after Villers-Bocage...with English subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtFfHGmgJA

Thanks

[Paul D]

I Play this when i'm guiding the Panzers In Normandy Tour i do , as it is a great sound bite of how the Myths of Villers Bocage began from immediatley after the action ! Plus a great indictaion of how inaccurate Kill count figures are in general . Wittmann actually knocked out 8 fighting tanks ( no mean achievement in itself ) but in this interview claims 21 !!

It seems to bear out what i was told by a Waffen SS Panzer RKT , that once you have a system where a certain number of kills will guarantee an award then human nature kicks in and claims can be very much exagerated even by the bravest of men !

[John Brandon]

And Guess who came to Leeds the last time?..... Paul Reed

[Paul D]

Yes John he is living Up North now ,i was out for a few beers with him and some of our other guides in York last week !!