The Black Baron: Hitler’s Secret Weapon | Greatest Tank Battles | War Stories

Michael Wittmann was considered as one of the greatest Nazi tank commanders of WW2. Having served in the Battle of Kursk he was redeployed to Normandy soon after the D-Day landings. Receiving The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross from Hitler himself, Wittmann was considered a cult hero with the Nazi propaganda machine embellishing his already well known achievements. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we’ll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history’s most engaging and dramatic conflicts. 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit the world’s best history documentary service with code ’WARSTORIES’ for a huge discount! ​