Tiger I
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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 fir
Tiger I in northern France, March 1944
Early Tiger with tall cupola
The Tiger I's armour was up to 200 mm on the gun mantlet.
Turmzielfernrohr TZF 9c gun sight
501st Heavy Panzer Battalion
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The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion was a German heavy Panzer Abteilung equipped with heavy tanks. The battalion was the second unit to receive and use the Tiger I heavy tank, changing to Tiger IIs in mi
Operations in Tunisia, 25 November – 10 December 1942
Erwin Rommel talks to German soldiers using a captured US M3 half-track
Tiger I of the 501st captured in Tunisia, 1943
Operations in Tunisia, 30 January – 1- April 1943