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THE MYSTERIOUS AMERICAN TIGER
The photograph used in the header image is not Tiger 712 The US Army’s Armor School at Fort Benning holds a Tiger tank captured in Tunisia, with a contested heritage, but likely a longer service than Tiger 131 , read
NEW CHAPTER IN STORY OF TIGER 131: PART 1/6
New research has added another chapter to the story of The Tank Museum’s most famous exhibit, Tiger 131.
CAPTURING THE TIGER II
The Tiger II with Production turret on display in the Tiger Collection was built in July 1944 by Henschel and given Fahrgestell Nummer (chassis number) 280093.
KNOCKING OUT A KING TIGER
David Fletcher looks into the story of one of the first Tiger II (King Tiger) being knocked out in Le Plessis Grimoult, using only luck and a two inch mortar.
CAPTURE OF TIGER 131
Until September 2017, this was the accepted story of the capture of Tiger 131. New evidence has found it to be incorrect. Find the new story here.
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