Forged in Fire: Kurt Knispel's Unforgettable Feat in Operation Citadel

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Kurt Knispel was a Sudeten German Heer panzer loader, gunner and later commander. He was the highest scoring tank ace of World War II, with 168 verified tank kills.

He first demonstrated his ability as a gunner during training at Putlos. He possessed total three-dimensional vision as well as extraordinary reflexes. But much to Knispel's dismay, he remained a loader.

In the words of his commander, Knispel "repeatedly distinguished himself as a tough yet smart gunner, who often spotted the target sooner than all the others in spite of a constricted field of vision."

Knispel proved to be significantly superior to his opponents in the three tank-versus-tank battles he participated in as gunner at the time.

Even before they had spotted the German tanks, the enemy tanks were targeted by Knispel and knocked out with one or two shots.

The next two engagements were very similar. Kurt Knispel proved himself to be an unrivaled and unerring gunner in them.

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