Tiger 131 is a German Tiger I heavy tank captured by the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment in Tunisia during World War II. Preserved at The Tank Museum in Bovington in Dorset, England, it is currently the only operational Tiger I in the world.
Tiger 131 on display at Tankfest 2012
King George VI inspects Tiger 131, Tunis June 1943. The badge of the British First Army has been painted onto the tank
Tiger 131 at The Tank Museum in Bovington, England, 2017.
Image: The British Army in Tunisia 1943 NA2640
The Tiger I was a German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted the 8.8 cm KwK 36 gun. 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944. After August 1944, production of the Tiger I was phased out in favour of the Tiger II.
Tiger I in northern France, March 1944
Model reconstruction of VK 4501 (P) Porsche prototype
Early Tiger with tall cupola
The Tiger I's armour was up to 200 mm on the gun mantlet.