Countless thousands -and even 'enthusiasts' will say 'Well,there's nothing to see here...'by The Devil's Bank
But having read everything I could find about Wittmann's demise, standing there really brought it home what a perfect target a force of Tigers crossing that field would offer to well-emplaced Shermans/Fireflies.
I agree, for all the publicity Wittmann gets, he goes racing along a exposed field and becomes a sitting duck.
How many Tigers were lost and how many tankers lost their lives in this ridiculous assault?
Was it four Tigers and a couple of mk4's?
Joe Ekins had a field day, 3 Tigers in 12 minutes?
When he saw the other Tigers being hit, he must have known the game was up.
A ride to valhalla perhaps?....we will never know!
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
A Typhoon had to fire all eight rockets at the same time, not individually.
Where's the damage from the other seven rockets?
Those rockets were like a broadside from a battleship.
Typhoons were not seen/recorded in the area.
So, why did he bomb across that open field?
He was completely exposed from the flanks and above.
It was a huge gamble and it didn't pay off.
2019
Villers Bocage 2004 Wittmanns last hurrah.
Not sure if these have been posted before but these relics are from a private collection near Cintheaux.
Turret floor and remains of throat mic and intercom from Tiger 007.
Tiger fuel cap:
Bosch lamp:
Tiger and Sherman link comparison:
Tiger rear deck engine covers:
Tiger 1 radio operators hatch with original paint:
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