SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101

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SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 was a Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion of Nazi Germany in World War II, noted for operating Tiger I tanks and for including the renowned tank commander Michael Wittmann among its members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion
military unit
allegiance Adolf Hitler
associatedWith 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
surface form: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler division
associatedWithEvent Operation Overlord
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy
branch Waffen-SS armoured troops
composition Tiger heavy tanks
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
designationChangedTo schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501
surface form: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 501
disbanded 1945
engagement Battle of Normandy
Battle of Villers-Bocage
equipment Tiger I tank
surface form: Tiger I

Tiger II
formationYear 1943
garrisonDuringNormandy area of Caen
historicalPeriod 20th century
historicalReputation renowned for Tiger tank operations in Normandy
ideology Nazism
languageOfCommand German
militaryBranch armour
militaryRole heavy armour support
nativeName SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 self-linksurface differs
surface form: schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101
notableAction armoured counterattacks against Allied landings in Normandy
notableCommander Michael Wittmann
notableFor operating Tiger I heavy tanks
notableMember Michael Wittmann
notableVehicleType Tiger I tank
surface form: Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I

Tiger II
surface form: Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II
operatedBy Waffen-SS personnel
partOf Waffen-SS
role armoured warfare
breakthrough operations
service German Army order of battle on Western Front 1944 (Waffen-SS component)
sideInConflict Axis powers
size battalion
status disbanded
subordination 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
I SS Panzer Corps
successorUnit schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501
surface form: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 501
theaterOfOperations Normandy
Western Front
typeOfUnit heavy tank battalion
unitNumber 101
warCrimeContext part of Waffen-SS, a criminal organization under Nuremberg Tribunal

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Michael Wittmann militaryUnit SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101
Battle of Villers-Bocage involvedUnit SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101
this entity surface form: schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101
SS heavy panzer battalions notableUnit SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101
this entity surface form: schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101
SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 nativeName SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101