Combat Mission Movie Wittmann's Demise
- 9 years ago
A full battle replay with combat scenes of the scenario "Wittmann's Demise" for Battlefront's tactical WW2 simulation Combat Mission: Battle For Normandy, Commonwealth module.
The scenario claims to model the famous battle which took place on August 8th 1944, near Gaumesnil, 15 km southern of Caen, France.
On June 22th 1944 Michael Wittman (*1914) had received the Swords (to the Oak Leaves of the Knight's Cross) and was promoted SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer (captain) because of his performance at Villers Bocage. He rejected Adolf Hitler's offer to become an instructor and rejoined his unit.
Wittmann, covering the retreat of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" with his schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101, decided to support the counterattack of the 12. SS-Pz.D. with his Tigers to regain the tactically important high ground near Saint Aignan de Cramesnil. In this battle he and his crew died the hero's death.
The scenario claims to model the famous battle which took place on August 8th 1944, near Gaumesnil, 15 km southern of Caen, France.
On June 22th 1944 Michael Wittman (*1914) had received the Swords (to the Oak Leaves of the Knight's Cross) and was promoted SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer (captain) because of his performance at Villers Bocage. He rejected Adolf Hitler's offer to become an instructor and rejoined his unit.
Wittmann, covering the retreat of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" with his schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101, decided to support the counterattack of the 12. SS-Pz.D. with his Tigers to regain the tactically important high ground near Saint Aignan de Cramesnil. In this battle he and his crew died the hero's death.