how many king tigers in berlin battle
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how many king tigers in berlin battle
i like to know how many king tigers where in berlin battle in 1945 and pictures please thanks karl
According to Tigers in Combat II, 10 King tigers of s.SS.Pz.Abt 503 were used in Berlin.
This thread has a picture of one of the Tigers.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=56905
This thread has a picture of one of the Tigers.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=56905
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thanksbryson109 wrote:According to Tigers in Combat II, 10 King tigers of s.SS.Pz.Abt 503 were used in Berlin.
This thread has a picture of one of the Tigers.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=56905
I would be curious to know when these KT's entered the fray, and how long did they last. It seems to me that a very large heavy tank like the KT is at a distinct disadvantage in this kind of combat, ie. a heavily urbanized environment with lots of bombed/burnt out buildings, rubble obstacles and the like, and would be quite vulnerable to infantry attack.According to Tigers in Combat II, 10 King tigers of s.SS.Pz.Abt 503 were used in Berlin
Armour Battles of the Waffen SS 1943-45 (ISBN 0-921991-09-6) by Will Fey has some good accounts of the fighting in Berlin. According to the battle accounts in this book Koenigstiger 314 commanded by Georg Diers survived until 1 May when it was destroyed by its crewat the Schonhauser Allee after being disabled by mines.
According to Max Lippert the last tank engagement by SS Pz Abt 503 was 1 May. Both his tank and Schafer's survived until 2 May when they were destroyed during an attempt to break out of the Russian encirclement
According to Max Lippert the last tank engagement by SS Pz Abt 503 was 1 May. Both his tank and Schafer's survived until 2 May when they were destroyed during an attempt to break out of the Russian encirclement
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It was a modern building. Builded in 1933 and still allive after the war untill the 60th.
http://potsdamerplatz.fotopic.net/p10288663.html
From this very nice website
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http://potsdamerplatz.fotopic.net/p10288663.html
From this very nice website
http://potsdamerplatz.fotopic.net/