Captured King Tiger in action - 1st Army Activity Near Duren, Germany - 120mm Mortar WW2

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US 1st Army near Duren in Germany.
Footage showing a captured King Tiger and a captured German 120 mm mortar.
The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I. Combining the thick armour of the Tiger I with the sloped armour used on the Panther medium tank.The tank weighed almost 70 tonnes, and was protected by 100 to 185 mm (3.9 to 7.3 in) of armour to the front. It was armed with the long 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 anti-tank cannon. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless Jagdpanzer anti-tank.

The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the army and the Waffen-SS. It was first used in combat by the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during the allied invasion of Normandy on 11 July 1944. On the Eastern Front, the first unit to be outfitted with the Tiger II was the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion, which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger II 's as operational.

The only working example that survived is displayed at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur in France. It has the production turret and is accessible to the public. This tank belonged to the 1st Company, 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. It was believed to have been abandoned by its crew on 23 August 1944, due to engine problems near Mantes-la-Jolie. It was salvaged by the French Army in September 1944 and stored in a factory in Satory before being transferred to the museum in 1975.



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