Was Wittmann alive by the end of the Second World War?
Yes
No
It is unknown
He disappeared without trace
Answer
No, Wittmann was not alive by the end of the Second World War. He was killed in action on 8 August 1944, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, the highest military decoration of Nazi Germany.
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