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Wittmann Vs Ekins The Death of a Panzer Ace
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- JC22080
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- Package Dimensions
- 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches; 0.35 ounces
- Media Format
- NTSC
- Run time
- 1 hour and 20 minutes
- Release date
- September 30, 2012
- Studio
- Pen and Sword Digital
- Number of discs
- 1
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The story of two men destined to face each other on the battlefields of Normandy is told in this program. Michael Wittmann was a knight of the Nazi empire, a natural and accomplished soldier and highly decorated. Like Wittmann, Trooper Joe Ekins, a shoemaker from Northamptonshire, was a volunteer for military service but there the similarities ended. Joe was a reluctant soldier in a county yeomanry armored regiment, while Wittmann served in the Waffen SS’s elite Tiger Battalion. Panzer ace Wittmann had 138 tank kills to his name, including an impressive score against 7th Armored Division at Villers Bocage early in the Normandy Campaign but by August 1944 the Allied breakout was gaining momentum and I SS Panzer Corps were struggling to contain the British and Canadians as they fought towards Falaise. In the fields south of Caen Wittmann’s Tiger Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 4.7 out of 5.
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The story of two men destined to face each other on the battlefields of Normandy is told in this program. Michael Wittmann was a knight of the Nazi empire, a natural and accomplished soldier and highly decorated. Like Wittmann, Trooper Joe Ekins, a shoemaker from Northamptonshire, was a volunteer for military service but there the similarities ended. Joe was a reluctant soldier in a county yeomanry armored regiment, while Wittmann served in the Waffen SS’s elite Tiger Battalion. Panzer ace Wittmann had 138 tank kills to his name, including an impressive score against 7th Armored Division at Villers Bocage early in the Normandy Campaign but by August 1944 the Allied breakout was gaining momentum and I SS Panzer Corps were struggling to contain the British and Canadians as they fought towards Falaise. In the fields south of Caen Wittmann’s Tiger and Joe Ekins’s Sherman Firefly were pitted against each other but how was the Panzer Ace finally knocked out? Joe Ekins, Veteran of the Battle of Normandy and the North West European Campaign, Joe Ekins fought with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry and during Operation Totalize, the British and Canadian breakout from the Normandy Beachhead, he was a gunner in a Sherman Firefly. This was the only Allied tank that could knock out the much feared, mighty German Tiger tank at anything
Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | Package Dimensions: 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches; 0.35 ounces | Media Format: NTSC | Run time: 1 hour and 20 minutes | Release date: September 30, 2012 | Studio: Pen and Sword Digital | Number of discs: 1 | Customer Reviews: 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (12)
Customer feedback: 4.7/5 average rating.
Review snippets: Pretty good documentary.....as a German armor enthusiast .....I found this a pretty good effort. The best part was when they were at the scene of the battle at Villars Bocage showing where the famous battle took place. My only fault / This is an in-depth documentary of the battle that resulted in the death of Michael Wittmann, the famed German tank ace, on August 8, 1944. Much of the documentary is based on an interview with Joe Ekins, the gunner in