coe Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Just a quick question on that battle...what happened to the knocked out German tanks, were they recovered when the Germans retook the village (otherwise losing 4 tigers plus some other tanks doesn't seem like that good exchange - of course halting the British advance was more important) And why did the Germans advance their tigers into the village? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Wittman's request was that he get his tank back. He did. I'd imagine that any other recoverable tank or parts of tanks were salvaged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmonger2005 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 From what I've read Wittmann was forced to change to Tiger 222 for this attack as his Tiger 205 had broken down. Wittmann's Tiger (222) was disabled during the fighting but I believe was recovered after the battle. There are pictures of 2 Tigers and a Pzkw IV koed in the town. These Tigers were from Mobius's 1st company which attacked in the afternoon. The Pzkw IV was recovered but the 2 Tigers were burnt out and a total loss. I have a picture taken after the British recaptured the town in August with them still there but the town is nearly leveled around them after being aerially bombed. The Germans attacked without enough infantry support as they were desperate to recapture the town and plug the hole in thier lines. The attack failed but the British withdrew later that evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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