Michael Wittmann

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German military personnel Waffen-SS officer human tank commander

Michael Wittmann was a renowned German Waffen-SS tank commander of World War II, famed for his Tiger I exploits on the Eastern Front and at the Battle of Villers-Bocage.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military personnel → Waffen-SS officer → human → tank commander →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords → Panzer Badge in Silver → Wound Badge in Black →
burialPlace	La Cambe German war cemetery →
causeOfDeath	killed in action →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfBirth	German Empire →
countryOfDeath	France →
dateOfBirth	1914-04-22 →
dateOfDeath	1944-08-08 →
familyName	Wittmann →
fullName	Michael Wittmann →
givenName	Michael →
militaryBranch	Waffen-SS →
militaryRank	SS-Hauptsturmführer → SS-Obersturmführer →
militaryUnit	Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler → SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 →
nationality	German →
notableBattle	Battle of Kursk → Battle of Villers-Bocage → Normandy campaign NERFINISHED →
notableFor	actions at the Battle of Villers-Bocage → tank warfare on the Eastern Front →
occupation	soldier → tank commander →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED → Vogelthal →
placeOfDeath	Normandy → near Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil →
serviceEndYear	1944 →
serviceStartYear	1937 →
theatreOfWar	Eastern Front → Western Front →
weapon	Tiger I tank →
yearOfBirth	1914 →
yearOfDeath	1944 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Michael Wittmann →	fullName
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →	notableRecipient