In WWII tank commanders were king. And the likes of Patton, Rommel, Montgomery and Michael Wittmann were among the best. From North Africa and the campaigns at Tobruk, El Alamein, and Kasserine Pass to the fields of Northern France after D-Day, this extended cut of Greatest Tank Battles takes us on a journey through WWII and how these fearsome tank commanders succeeded and defeated one another.

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00:01 - Rommel vs Montgomery
46:26 - Patton vs Rommel
01:30:48 - Michael Wittmann

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