Watch Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace (2010) Online

At about 1230 on the 8th August 1944 near St Aignan in Normandy Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann the top German tank ace and Coy Comd in an SS Heavy Tank Coy (Tiger) was killed when his tank was knocked out in counter attack against British and Canadian Forces taking part in Op Totalise. Over the years much controversy had grown up over who destroyed Wittmann's tank Joe Ekins of the British Northants Yeomanry, a Canadian tank of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers or a rocket from an RAF Typhoon. In this film the BHTV examine the latest information on the ground, including testimony from German survivors and Joe Ekins himself.. The BHTV team believe that the main weight of the evidence shows that it was most probably Ekins Sherman Firefly that struck the killer blow. Read More

Watch Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace online. Featuring Tim Saunders and Richard Hone, Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace is classified as Documentary and History genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 2010. Wittmann v Ekins: The Death of a Panzer Ace was directed by . Read Less