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Pantiger

When the Allied forces first encountered the Tiger II in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the panzer was briefly referred to as the “Pantiger”. The Associated Press picked up the name “Pantiger” in their article on August 19th: Germans have … Continue reading

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Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Video of a captured Tiger II heavy tank of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:   Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret … Continue reading

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Tank Destroyer vs. King Tiger

Two photographs of Tiger IIs destroyed by the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion from “The Employment of Four Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO,” The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 1950. At least one of these Tiger II is from … Continue reading

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Tiger Armor Thickness

These Tiger I and Tiger II armor thickness diagrams were included in a confidential SHAEF intelligence publication on German tanks in October 1944: PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model E Armour Arrangement PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model B Armour Thickness  

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