Good point, Nemesis. I am not a Nazi, nor am I a warmonger. But as a young boy growing up in the late 60's, early 70's, WW2 wasn't as long ago as it is today. I distinctly remember kids in school talking about Tiger tanks, and they made it sound like it was alive, and demonic of sorts (this is where I began to become interested in German Arms). So of course, one day I watch Kellys Hero's, and sure enough the subject of the TIGER tank is brought up again, so naturally I had to find out all I could about this tank. Next thing I know, I became fascinated about WW2, and read everything I can get my hands on. To Sempai's point, I also read a book a long time ago and it did state that Wittmann, just as he did many times on the Eastern Front (as books describe), drove right at the advancing Allied Army when he was killed, neglecting tank tactics in the meantime. And also, at Villers Bocage, they made it sound like he alone attacked the British lead elements, but years later when I found a book on the subject, there were pictures of numerous Tigers (one of which was Wittmann's), and other German tanks knocked out in the city, so maybe as a whole, we want to keep the legend alive even though the truth is different from the lore. Certainly he was an outstanding tactician.
. I found a fascinating discussion on the Dupuy site, which includes Zetterling himself. The general conclusion is that tac air from anybody on western or eastern front was much less effective than claimed. http://www.dupuyinstitute.org/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000010.html.
