Michael Wittmann

Michael Wittmann

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Hauptsturmführer, Knight's Cross, tiger tank, tank, ambush…Panzercommandersandaces
Michael Wittmann was a German SS-Hauptsturmführer (SS-Captain) during World War II, and one of the most successful tank commanders in history. He i...
Franz Bäke

Franz Bäke

male, deceased (1978)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Army Reserves, World War I, dentist, panzer, General…Panzercommandersandaces
"Generalmajor der Reserve" Dr.med.dent Franz Bäke was a German Army officer and panzer ace. Bäke fought during World War I, but rose to fame for hi...
Otto Carius

Otto Carius

male, 87 years old
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Narva, operation barbarossa, leningrad, heer, Recipient of the Iron Cross…Panzercommandersandaces
Lieutenant Otto Carius was a German Heer tank commander during World War II. Just as he graduated from school, World War II broke out and he...
Kurt Knispel

Kurt Knispel

male, 87 years old
sudetenland, Recipient of the Iron Cross, Panzercommandersandaces, Recipient of the German Cross
Kurt Knispel was born in 1922 in the former Sudetenland. He had a carefree childhood and grew up to be a broad shouldered lad of medium heigh,...
Ernst Barkmann

Ernst Barkmann

male, 90 years old
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, SS officer, Nazi, panther, panzer, waffen-ss…Panzercommandersandaces
Ernst Barkmann (born 25 August 1919) is a German former Waffen-SS soldier and panzer ace. Barkmann fought and rose to fame during World War II for...

Karl Mobius

male, deceased (1908)
ecology, Panzercommandersandaces, oyster, SS officer, German, zoology…101st SS Heavy Panzer Detachment
Karl Mobius was World War II German tank ace with 100+ credited victories, he was a senior officer of the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Detachment.
Hubert-Erwin Meierdress

Hubert-Erwin Meierdress

male, deceased (1945)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, SS Division Totenkopf, panzer, waffen-ss, totenkopf, Recipient of the Iron Cross…Panzercommandersandaces
Hubert-Erwin Meierdress, usually referred to as Erwin Meierdress was a German Waffen-SS officer and panzer ace who served with the Leibstandarte SS...

Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz Von Gross-Zauc Camminetz

male, deceased (1968)
World War I prisoner of war, Nazi, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, World War II prisoner of war, SS general, General…panzer, Panzercommandersandaces
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz was a German officer and panzer ace. Strachwitz saw action in World War I, but rose to fame f...