Tigers in the Ardenne Offence.

[Dr. Tempura]

Does anyone know how many Tigers were involed in the Ardennes? And what were their turret numbers?

I was also wondering, did the Germans re-paint their Tigers white? Or did they just let the snow do it's job?

[Christian Ankerstjerne]

These are what I can find:

Tiger Is:
s.Pz.Abt. (FKL) 301:
16 December:
- Operational: 12
- In repair: 15
30 December
- Operational: 21
- In repair: 6

s.H.Pz.Abt. 506:
25 December:
- Unknown number from s.Pz.Kp. Hummel joins

Tiger IIs:
s.H.Pz.Abt. 506:
10 December:
- Operational: 28
- In repair: 7
13 December
- 6 replacement shipped
25 December:
- Operational: 36
- In repair: 11
- 6 replacements joined
15 January:
- Operational: 17
- In repair: 27

s.SS.Pz.Abt. 501
5 December:
- Operational: 34
- 11 confiscated from s.H.Pz.Abt. 509
Lost 13 in the fighting
15 January:
- Operational: 18
- In repair: 13

Christian

[Christian Ankerstjerne]

Also, they painted some of teh Tigers white, but others were just left in the old camouflage colour.

Christian

[Michael Kenny]

It seems 14 Hummel Tiger 1s were attached to 506 as its 4th Company and although Fkl.301 was ordered to serve in the Ardennes this order was cancelled before the unit got there.So it is only 14 Tiger 1s in the Bulge.

[Christian Ankerstjerne]

Thanks for the aditional info, Michael!

Christian