When Fireflies Hunted Tigers - Michael Wittmann's Last Stand

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On 8 August 1944, Anglo-Canadian forces launched Operation Totalize.

The main objective was to break through the German defenses south of Caen on the eastern flank of the Allied positions in Normandy, and then drive south to conquer the high ground north of Falaise.

The goal was to undermine the German front line and cut off the retreat path of German forces engaged in combat with the advancing Allied armies to the west.

One of their more notable accomplishments during Operation Totalize was when British and Canadian Sherman Fireflies defeated the formidable German armored forces in a counterattack resulting in the destruction of at least four Tiger tanks and the demise of the attack’s leader, the infamous German panzer commander, SS Ubersturmführer Michael Wittmann.

Who Killed Michael Wittmann?

The complete account of what exactly happened to Michael Wittmann and his crew might perhaps never be known, as the details surrounding their final moments continue to be a topic of speculation.

Nevertheless, owing to Witt-mann's legendary reputation, multiple Allied units that were active in the vicinity during that period have laid claim to engaging with him.

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