Tiger IIB 332.

[Patrice]

Hello.
Two pictures of the evacuation of the of the Tiger IIB 332 from Coo by the men of the 463° Ordonnance Evacuation Company.(Tiger IIB now at the Patton Museum)
Photos found in the 39/45 Magazine N°188.
Patrice.

[monrad]

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[bryson109]

Great pics indeed, new to me as well. Thanks for posting them.

[Ace31]

Thanks for the photos Patrice !
Wow....poor truck 8)

[nacho]

Thanks Patrice, great pics! I post one more of the same vehicle, I find on my HD and I don't remember from where I got it, but I think from the net.

Regards

[Michael Kenny]

something rare-a view of the right hand side of the Tiger. Not enough to see any detail but it is a start. If we had a really early r/h side view we could confirm once and for all that the famous museum colour photo is a repaint. The only other r/h view I know of is not very clear either.

[MD650]

Who was the commander of the 332?

[Xavier]

new photo of TigerII #204 of SS-Panzerabteilung 501
(is a american vet album)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

the auction is interesting in that it has several pieces of descriptive text (war actions)

worth checking it yup!

regards

Xavier
Instandsetzungtruppfuhrer

[monrad]

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[MD650]

Who was the commander of the 332?

332 is one of the tanks that was originally attached to s.Pz.Abt 509 but later turned over to s.SS.Pz.Abt 501 to bring it up to strength in preperation for the Ardennes offensive. In s.SS.Pz.Abt 501 it was comanded by Untersharführer Otto Blase.

Thanks!

[david Cotton]

Hello all.
I think the king tiger had to have transport tracks on to be transported by train (pls correct me if I am wrong ).

For transporting tank by road, did germany have a transporter that could carry the king tiger, or did it have to drive itself to the front ? If they did, did they have to remove the battle tracks first ?

From the pics I am surprised the the US had a transporter that could cope with a King Tiger, tracks an all . Was that transporter actually able to transport that King Tiger ?

Regards
David

[Xavier]

The narrow "transport" Tracks were used in rail transport due to side clearance on tunnels, and on the road, to save wear and tear on the combat ones

if you check in detail the first picture, you can see the trailer is grossly overloaded, (bent), I guess tires kept blowing every 20-40 kms due to the weight of the tank.

By the sideplates and configuration of the trailer (2 rear axles, plus a 1-axle dolly in the fith wheel (front trunnion) off the trailer, I guess is of british origin.

Yes, the German Army had transporters capable of carrying the weight of the Tiger II:

German Tank transporters threads:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... highlight=
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... highlight=

best regards

Xavier

[david Cotton]

Hello Xavier

Thanks for the information and the links. The king tiger transporter does not look like it could be used in places like russia. Looks like a transporter from the factory to the train rather than from the train to the front. What I am saying is that it looks like it needs a good road.

Was the reality that the King Tiger usually had to get to the front under its own steam ?

David

[H.v.Holdt]

What is the location of nacho´s picture. Is that on the train station?

Here are two pictures from tiger 332. The first is when tiger arrieved at the place where nacho´s picture was made and still on the trailer.





The second picture is made on the same place but after nacho´s picture. Look for the O.T.I.T. sign and the circle with the little cross on the left hull side.


Pictures from Scheibert tigerbook

Odd question maybe: What means O.T.I.T. and what is the sense of the signs on the hull(cross in circle)?

[Patrice]

Hello.
It is the railroad station of Spa.
It will remain at the station until February 1945 before being to send in Antwerp for its transfer towards the USA.
Patrice.