“I must go with them, for [Franz] Heurich can scarcely cope.” Michael Wittmann, 8th August 1944 On 8th August 1944, the Allies would launch another heavy assault with the aim of sealing the pocket of resistance in the area around Falaise: Operation “Totalize”. At this time the recently promoted SS-Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann and his company … Continue reading The Final Battle, 8th August 1944