Tiger II
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The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation w
Tiger II, France, June 1944
Supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe General Eisenhower walks by an overturned Tiger II destroyed in the Falaise pocket August 1944
A model depicting the curved front of the first version of the Krupp turret (erroneously called "Porsche turret")
The vertical front of the "production turret" designed by Krupp (erroneously called "Henschel turret") taken during Operation Panzerfaust in Budapest, 15 October 1944. The rough Zimmerit coating is evident, used to prevent magnetic mines from adhering to the tank's armour.
Panther tank
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The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European theatres of World War II
Tiger II
…the King Tiger or Royal Tiger. The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armour with the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It was the costliest German tank to produce at the time. The tank weighed almost 70 tonnes (77 tons) and was protected by 100–185 mm…
Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943
Albert Speer examines a T-34 tank in June 1943
Panther tank production line
The crew of a Panther on Eastern Front pose for photograph