Body: German Elite Tank Commander 'Panzer Ace' 101st Heavy Panzer Battalion by Brickssoldier
High quality UV-printed torso on all sides and printed arms.
101st Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (German: Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 101) was a German heavy tank battalion in the Waffen-SS during World War II. With the introduction of new Tiger II tanks in late 1944, the unit was renumbered as the 501st Heavy SS Panzer Battalion.
The best know "Panzer ace" of this unit was Michael Wittmann. Historian Steven Zaloga credits Wittmann with "about 135" tank kills. He was killed in the field on 8th August 1944.
"Panzer ace" ("tank ace") is a contemporary term used in English-speaking popular culture to describe highly decorated German tank ("Panzer") commanders and crews during World War II.
