Michael Wittman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michael Wittman, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1937–19444 events1 places

Chronological biography

1937

Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH)1937

Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Leibstanarte Adolf Hitler, Hitler's SS Bodyguard

1944

Captain1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Captain

Appointed Captain

Medal1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves

Operation Totalize8 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Falaise

Germany's greatest tank ace of the war is killed in action

Titles and roles

Captain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.