Elefant
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Elefant was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Panzerjäger units during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand using VK 45.01 tank hulls which had been produced
Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center
A disabled Elefant in Italy, 1944
On the Anzio front, March 1944
The United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility's restored Elefant
Ferdinand Porsche
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Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Un
Elefant
…gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank) units during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected. Following their use…
Porsche in 1940
Birth house of Ferdinand Porsche in Vratislavice nad Nisou
The Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid
Adolf Hitler laying the foundation stone of the KDF-Wagen (Volkswagen) factory near Fallersleben (Wolfsburg) on 26 May 1938. Ferdinand Porsche at far right.