German director Dennis Gansel remembers an incident that would ultimately inspire his war film The Tank (original German title Der Tiger), about a five-man Tiger I tank crew following Germany’s defeat ...
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The tank commander who survived, looked back, and told the truth
Unlike many tank commanders, Helmuth Ritgen not only survived the war but later analyzed it with rare honesty. Rising from junior officer to Panther battalion commander, he fought in Normandy, the ...
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