About: Joe Ekins

Joe Ekins, is a retired World War II British Army veteran. He gained recognition for apparently killing the famous German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, the 4th top scoring tank ace in history, on August 8th 1944 near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, France. However, in recent years it has been claimed that Sherman Fireflies from the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment were the actual killers of Michael Wittmann.

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dbpprop:abstract	Joe Ekins, is a retired World War II British Army veteran. He gained recognition for apparently killing the famous German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, the 4th top scoring tank ace in history, on August 8th 1944 near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, France. However, in recent years it has been claimed that Sherman Fireflies from the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment were the actual killers of Michael Wittmann.
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dbpprop:caption	Photo of Joe Ekins taken sometime during the war
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dbpprop:lived	1924 -
dbpprop:name	Joe Ekins
dbpprop:rank	Trooper
dbpprop:reference	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=392323&in_page_id=1770
dbpprop:unit	A Squadron, 1st Northamptonshire YeomanryAfter the battle, Issue 48, Pg 50Tout, Fine Night For TanksTout, Fine By Tank D to VE DayReid, Pg 424 Lord Boardman letter to Radley-Walters, 13 June, 1999Hart, Pg 52-69
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rdfs:comment	Joe Ekins, is a retired World War II British Army veteran. He gained recognition for apparently killing the famous German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, the 4th top scoring tank ace in history, on August 8th 1944 near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, France. However, in recent years it has been claimed that Sherman Fireflies from the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment were the actual killers of Michael Wittmann.
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