Wittmann stops the 7th Armour dead at Villers Bocage

A fitting effigy of Dr. Lazarus’s argument.

Hollow… pointless… rusty… destroyed.

@Lazarus:

@Gargantua:

As for the Citation, history books, and comments, they all seem roughly close - with something like 15 tanks being destroyed, and another 6 were debateable.

He left Russia with 117 kills Now he has 138. That is an increase of 21.
15 + 6 = 21. You might not want to face it but it is reality.

Per my comments above Lazarus.

“The only point I can see you make Lazarus, is that Wittman destroyed 11 tanks himself, and up to another 10 vehicles. Instead of 21 “heavy” tanks.”

@Gargantua:

Shall I continue?

By all means keep digging.
So far your whole case consists of ‘I don’t believe you’
You have no facts no references just your blind faith in the myth.

@Gargantua:

The Wiki account

The Tiger emerged from cover onto Route Nationale 175 and engaged the rearmost tank of A Squadron 4CLY at Point 213—a Cromwell—destroying it(1).[70][97] A Sherman Firefly responded but was itself ‘knocked out’(2).[nb 10] Burning, the Firefly came to rest across the road, impeding any attempt to either reinforce the ridge or to withdraw from it.[98]

I said it was the best not perfect. The photo I gave you earlier clearly shows the rearmost tank of A Squardron. It is  a Firefly. Note it is not
blocking the road and that there is no knocked out Cromwell near it. Try again.

Seeing as you are struggling badly here I will point out the account of the 2 tanks being  hit in this position is based  Wittmann’s own account given  in a radio interview just after the battle. Wittmann got it wrong!

http://www.wehrmacht-lexikon.de/waffen-SS/konvolut/wittmann/audioarchiv/index.php

@Lazarus:

@Gargantua:

Shall I continue?

By all means keep digging.
So far your whole case consists of ‘I don’t believe you’
You have no facts no references just your blind faith in the myth.

I find this incredibly ironic.

You haven’t presented any facts.  The photo you posted above obviously was taken several hours, if not days after the event (Everyone standing around); and most -if not- all of your statements have been disproven by your own source.

I’m very interested in the Wittman Audio, I’m going to get a friend of mine to translate it.  Very cool site! Thank you for sharing.

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Also the writer of the Wiki article is confusing Wittmann’s account of the 2 tanks he fired at on the RN 175-one of which could be the Firefly ‘Blondie’  shown  below knocked out on the RN 175

and the Firefly ‘Allakeefek’  destroyed  at Pt 213.

@Gargantua:

The photo you posted above obviously was taken several hours, if not days after the event .

It is from a film (one of two) taken a day or two later. All the wrecked tanks are still in the positions they were knocked out in (even the Tigers) and thus I can say with absolute certainty if there was a wrecked Cromwell near this Firefly it would still be there . It is not. If it was moved from a blocking position it still would be somewhere on the road. There is no Cromwell or any other tank near the Firefly ‘Blondie’. The next  knocked out British tank in front of Blondie is  over the hill at Pt 213.
The inescapable conclusion is the claim Wittmann made that he knocked out 2 tanks as he drove on to the RN 175 is wrong.

@wittmann:

Wittmann jumped in a tank(had a faulty engine, so changed it for another) and headed towards the British through instinct, not any idea if self seeking glory.
All reports point to his being a humble man. He was doing his job.
He went alone, because he did not think he had time to mobilise his (under strength) company.

He did not have to attack. He could simply stay hidden and allow the whole of 7th Armoured Division to advance into a trap.  He gave away the element of surprise and when the rest of  SS 101 attacked  they were met a  a prepared enemy who knocked  most of them out totally defeated the attempt to retake Villers Bocage.

@wittmann:

If he owes his fame to others’ lies, so be it.

Quite simply the most absurd statement you could ever make.

@Lazarus:

@wittmann:

Wittmann jumped in a tank(had a faulty engine, so changed it for another) and headed towards the British through instinct, not any idea if self seeking glory.
All reports point to his being a humble man. He was doing his job.
He went alone, because he did not think he had time to mobilise his (under strength) company.

He did not have to attack. He could simply stay hidden and allow the whole of 7th Armoured Division to advance into a trap.  He gave away the element of surprise and when the rest of  SS 101 attacked  they were met a  a prepared enemy who knocked  most of them out totally defeated the attempt to retake Villers Bocage.

@wittmann:

If he owes his fame to others’ lies, so be it.

Quite simply the most absurd statement you could ever make.

That’s what the French call - “Revisionist History”.