{"id":82830,"date":"2023-06-14T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=82830"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:32:27","slug":"michael-wittmann-the-fascination-with-the-panzer-ace-of-villers-bocage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/06\/14\/michael-wittmann-the-fascination-with-the-panzer-ace-of-villers-bocage\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Wittmann: The Fascination with the Panzer Ace of Villers-Bocage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LHe7PCntwdc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>OTD Military History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Jun 2023<\/p>\n<p>American historian, Carlo D\u2019Este seemed to have an intense admiration for Michael Wittmann, the SS Panzer ace best known for his actions at Villers-Bocage in Normandy on June 13 1944. This video shows why this problematic and even misplaced.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Affiliate Links for books mentioned in the video<br \/>\n<em>Stopping the Panzers: The Untold Story of D-Day<\/em> Kindle Edition by Marc Milner<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45WNTtE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/45WNTtE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy<\/em> by Terry Copp<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N4KTD6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N4KTD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>From Blitzkrieg to Airland Battle: The United States Army, the Wehrmacht, and the German origins of modern American military doctrine<\/em> by James Curry<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazEyQl9MbDJWWW1lWFYxOVdSd2pfZ1UwYlROZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuWGVzd1M1M0thdEpCLVdkdGRwblp6TWM2RjIxNDlzVWNmdEM2MHZNWW04N2tiSXRTSEhVLUZfOU5xNWVXRjVyRHNOMzRvR0JzNlJ1NDAtQ3kzdXJrVTV6aHVaNGlqUk1FaExSSkNpSEx0MzA5NVFBMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.research-repository.uwa.edu.au%2Fws%2Fportalfiles%2Fportal%2F4865111%2FCurry_James_2015.pdf&#038;v=LHe7PCntwdc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/api.research-repository.uwa.e&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;Este Quotes<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;achieved fame as a panzer ace&#8221; Page 178<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;One of the most amazing engagement in the history of armoured warfare&#8221; Page 179<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Almost single-handedly, this one audacious and brilliant German tank commander&#8221; Page 183<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Among the German dead near Falaise&#8221; Page 459<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;With the Third Reich now being slowly but inevitably strangled by the advancing Allied and Russian armies&#8221; Page 459<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to like the video, share it, and subscribe to the channel.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the OTD&#8217;s Team Members: George W Newman, Robert Cali, Phil Bosworth, Susan Yu, derf85, S Harris, Audio Intelligence, Sheila Hall, Jeff Hubbell, sheldrake6<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate Links (If you purchase any of these products or services through these links, I receive a commission that will help me to keep OTD running and improving with every video)<\/p>\n<p>Equipment used to make OTD Videos<\/p>\n<p>Blue Yeti USB Microphone<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3D4l0iD\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3D4l0iD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Services<\/p>\n<p>VidIQ helps YouTubers grow their channels with in-depth analysis of trends and stats from your channel. Using VidIQ helped me reach YouTube monetization. <a href=\"https:\/\/vidiq.com\/OTDMilHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vidiq.com\/OTDMilHistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can support the channel by becoming a Patron: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/OTDCanMilHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/OTDCanMilHistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow on OTD in Canadian Military History Social Media:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OTDCanMilHis\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/OTDCanMilHis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW9zWHAtX1FESnI4Uk5VR1RVSS1xeHhsRkFDUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRjVPLTAzUmhrb1FCakNjWHhPb1BzMU95aDludXVRV0ZRTXhKSi1xSjEzMVk1OHJWNTRoWFRfTEktUVlfdzBOVjNyM2ptM09RekwxUUF0UWtIUk1ON1d5OTdBX0dnS0p2QjVxdVgtUUU0ZGpUN1ZRcw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fotdcanmilhistory%2F&#038;v=LHe7PCntwdc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/otdcanmilhi&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources <\/p>\n<p>[Full list of sources in the YouTube video description.]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-11-00-04-Michael-Wittmann-The-Fascination-with-the-Panzer-Ace-of-Villers-Bocage-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTD Military History Published 13 Jun 2023 American historian, Carlo D\u2019Este seemed to have an intense admiration for Michael Wittmann, the SS Panzer ace best known for his actions at Villers-Bocage in Normandy on June 13 1944. 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