The circumstances behind Wittmann's death have caused some debate and discussion over the years, but it had been accepted that Trooper Joe Ekins, the gunner in a Sherman Firefly of the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, fired the round that destroyed his tank and killed Wittmann and his crew.

What happened to Michael Wittmann tank?

On June 30, 1944, two weeks after Wittmann's astounding feat of gunnery, his Tiger I tank lies disabled and abandoned in Villers-Bocage following an Allied bombing attack. Despite Wittmann's death, the battle was not over.

Who was Michael Wittmann's gunner?

3. A Genius Gunner. Michael Wittmann wasn't the only one contributing to the success and superiority of German armor ― he was always surrounded by a hand-picked top notch crew. Even though he changed a number of crew members, he spent most of the war accompanied by his aim-gunner, Balthasar “Bobby” Woll.