By Wolfgang Schneider
This strive against chronicle of the German Tiger tank--one of global battle IIs best--during the Normandy crusade (June to August 1944), appears to be like for the 1st time in English. New information on recognized tank ace Michael Wittmann are printed, in addition to different WWII must-knows like how the Tiger played opposed to Allied armor, really the Sherman. Maps, orders of conflict, interval images, and then-and-now photographs make this the go-to booklet at the topic.
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The fire in the Tiger, we discovered, had instead been caused by a shot hitting the side of the driver’s observation visor and showering white-hot splinters into the tank. The driver had screamed that he had been hit and the commander had obligingly ordered his crew out. A Squadron squeezed past the Tiger and into a field on the right where they deployed. During the next two hours they systematically shot up every hedgerow as they advanced. Some of John Semken’s tanks were Sherman Fireflies, and they started knocking out one German tank after another.
The divisional artillery fired “Uncle” targets against Tiger tanks on the east side of the river. Later on 2nd Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry crossed, followed by the infantry of the Herefords and 4 KSLI. Unfortunately 3rd Mons set off in the dark, wandered offline and found themselves in the village of Mouen, south-east of Cheux. Leaving C Company to hold Mouen, 3rd Mons moved south, took Colleville and Mondrainville and arrived on the north bank of the River Odon by dawn. The Germans counter-attacked at Mouen and captured or killed all but fourteen of C Company.
Apparently, the Germans had emplaced antitank mines prior to leaving. The British engineers used them to prepare Tiger 121 for demolition. (IWM) This Tiger was knocked out at the intersection of Rue Emile Samson and Rue Jeanne Bacon—number 4 on the sketch map—by flanking fires from a British antitank gun. The last to arrive in the area of operations was the 3rd Company and the battalion command section. Heavy camouflage against air attack is evident. Below and right: Tigers 008 and 009 can be seen refueling after arrival.