Michael Wittmann(1914 - 1944),a signed letter of condolence to father of a soldier killed in action Wittmann writes to father of Rudolf Janssen that his son has been killed by a direct bomb hit on 8 June 1944 in wood of Versailles,dying "a heroic death fighting for freedom of our nation" and that "we will continue to fight for him [...] Heil Hitler! Yours Michael Wittmann,Obersturmführer SS and company commander",dated "In west,22 June 1944".Folded and it a press photograph from "Weltbild" of 17 June 1944,Wittmann w,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
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