Kurt Meyer (left), Fritz Witt (center)and Max Wünsche (right) in the courtyard of Ardenne Abbey in June 1944. On June 14,, SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Witt was killed when British naval gunfire hit his command post. Meyer, as the next highest-ranking officer, was promoted to Divisional commander; at 33 years of age, he was the youngest German Divisional commander of the war.
