In the battle for the French city of Villers-Bocage on June 13, 1944, Michael Wittmann in a few minutes on his Tiger I heavy tank led a detachment of five other tanks defeated the avant-garde of the British convoy of the 7th Armored Division. Western Front, Second World War.
During these 20 minutes, Michael Wittmann destroyed 21 tanks Cromwell, Sherman and Firefly, and 28 units of other armored vehicles (14 semi-track armored vehicles and 14 self-propelled Bren units) of the 4th regiment of the County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) from the 22nd armored brigade of the 7th Armored Division of the British convoy.