Michael Wittmann: How successful was he?

[@pierremauboussin3527]

Kurt Knispel was passed over for promotion and failed to receive additional medals because while waiting for their new tanks to be shipped across Poland he and another man came across an SS guard beating a Soviet POW at the Krakow railway station. They, in turn, beat the SS man and were jailed. Luckily for him, the tanks arrived a couple days later and they were released to re-join their unit. But as a consequence, his achievements on the battlefield were deliberately ignored. Tragically he was killed in the last days of the war in Czechoslovakia.

[@jameslangham9854]

Sounds a fascinating character.

[@JeiBeeBee]

It’s not Whittmann, it’s Wittmann. 🙂

[@jameslangham9854]

Thanks, corrected.

[@togodamnus]

H'whittmann.. hehh

[@ericreckless541]

Background noise almost as loud as the commentary.

[@MikaSaari-pn7wx]

Why talk with that backround noise? Your voice gets lost..