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michaelwhittmann wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:49 pm You guys are bayonetting a dead body. The guy survived 3 years on the Eastern Front.; should get a medal just for that.

That is because he was being paraded, wined and dined by the high heid yins, back in Germany.

Many others, ordinary soldiers, and tank crews, also survived lengthy periods on the Eastern Front. Are they also not worthy of medals?

Try reading about Richard Freiherr von Rosen. He Survived the war, and went on to be Panzer-Brigade commander in the Bundeswehr. He used his experience gained, from both the Eastern Front, and Western Front to develop a lot of the modern tactics used to day. This was especially true of the immediate post war threat from Russia and the ensuing Cold War. Arguably a far better Commander.

I dislike random, meaningless statements like “Michael Whittmann of course”. To me it has no context in the discussion. I have not watched any of the episodes so I am unable to understand the statement.

Rourke's Drift/ Zululand / 2 days in January 1879
150 British soldiers and Natal Native Contingent vrs 3-4,000 Zulus
For 2 days the British Garrison fought the Zulus to a standstill. The Zulus withdrew.
2 officers/ 8 rankers/ and 1 NNC were awarded the Victoria Cross.
They were wined and dined and met the Queen at Balmoral.

Why not 135 VCs? I say 135 since at that time, the VC could not be awarded posthumously.
15 were killed.

It's the nature of medals/awards, Some get em; some don't.
Politics/ propaganda/ knowing the right people; that's part of it.

A statement may have no meaning to you. That doesn't make it meaningless.

this a great break down video of what happened at bo cage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Gyv5YYwmc
bear in mind at the time the tiger tank was superior to anything the allies were using at the time call it daring tactics or reckless you have to admit him