Hermann Witt

Sgt. Hermann Witt took over Sgt. Heinz Naumann's Panzer II when the latter was killed in fighting against the Soviet Red Army in Poland. The surviving crew, consisting of the driver Adalbert Stoss and radio operator Theo Hossbach, found him much more easy going than the late Naumann since he didn't feel the need to prove he was the toughest soldier in the army.

Witt did notice that Stoss was circumcised. Unlike Naumann who constantly rode Stoss about it, Witt merely confirmed that Stoss filled out the paperwork when he enlisted including the part on his ancestry. Hossbach realized he was covering himself if Stoss turned out to be a Jew without making any accusations.

While Witt wasn't a coward, he was a cautious soldier. When a Polish cavalryman rode up and reported Soviet panzers ahead, Witt immediately advanced to investigate. However, when those panzers fled due to multiple German machines approaching, Witt elected to have Hossbach report them to divisional command rather than aggressively pursue them.