WWII
TIGER 131 RIDE EBAY AUCTION – NOW CLO...
Few living people can claim to have ridden in a World War Two Tiger Tank – you have the chance to be one of them. The Tank Museum are giving you the opportunity to ride inside Tiger 131 on Tiger Day
WIN A RIDE IN TIGER 131!
Fan of Tiger 131? Want to get closer than ever before? For only £5, buy a raffle ticket for the chance to ride inside!
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
WHEN DID BRITISH INTELLIGENCE LEARN OF THE ...
Surprisingly, British intelligence did not know of the Tiger until months after its deployment, and years after Germany launched its requirement.
TANK CHATS #36 TIGER 131
Tiger 131 is the most famous tank in The Tank Museum’s collection and arguably the most famous tank in the world.
TANK CHATS #33 PANZER III
The thirty-third Tank Chat, this time presented by Curator David Willey. Including a fascinating insight into pre-Second World War German tank production and how the Panzer III worked alongside it’s fellow Panzers.
TANK CHATS #47 KING TIGER
Known variously as the Tiger Ausf. B, Tiger II or Königstiger (the British also referred to it as the ‘Royal Tiger’), 489 Tiger IIs, were produced at the Henschel assembly plant, between January 1944 and March 1945. However, despite lacking
PANZER III AND THE TIGER
It might seem odd to find a post about the Panzer III on the Tiger Collection Blog, but in fact during the early days of the Tiger’s service the Germans used the two tanks closely alongside each other. Building on
SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS: GERMANS PART ONE
The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series of “Second World War Veteran” articles takes a more detailed look at the experiences of both British and German
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.
JOIN THE BATTLE WITH WORLD OF TANKS!
PC users! Join epic battles on World of Tanks – the free online tank warfare game. Click here, use the invite code THETANKMUSEUM3 to create an account, and you will receive a free premium tank to get you started. Best of all you’ll be helping The Tank Museum too – enjoy!
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