How many Tigers? Michael....
Five or six (more?) I don't really know... I shown six pictures and no more...
39/45 Magazine n°157/158 source for location and pictures for 02,10,11,12,13 and a mystery or assumption for one sixth.... 03 is a number find on the picture Tiger ( Gazette de la résistance -1947- French local newspaper) legend "Panzer à Nogent le Rotrou"
39/45 Magazine, p3 : " How many Tigers?" ( my poor translation

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- According with the inventory of the Panzerlehrdivision the 1th june 1944,
("Zustandsbericht"), six Tiger II assigned to this unit (FKL 316) and three Tigers I, sixteen goliath and undetermined number of B IV.
So...Colonel Ritgen (II/Panzer-Lehr-Rgt.130.) and Jean Claude Perrigault "La Panzer-Lehr-division" Editions HEIMDAL, 1995 think only five Tigers II are deleted to this inventory and crews assigned the 1./Panzerabteilung 302 (FkL) the 15 july 1944, Tigers must be come back to German factory for destruction.
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Same history in 39/45 magazine
13.08.44 Five tanks arrive in CHATEAUDUN. They are deployed within the city defense against the approaching US Army. TIGER no. “10” is positioned in the northwest at the N155, “13” stands in the west near the N827, “12” is in position at the junction N10/N824, the two remaining tanks — “02” and “11” — cover the river LOIRE to the north at the Place le Mail.
15.08.44 A scout patrol of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment approaching from MONTIGNY-LE-GANELLON runs into tank “12”. The crews of three vehicles are captured by the German infantry. Using the coax MG, 1 Jeep and 1 M8 are stopped. Later this tank retreats to the Rue de Varize.
16.08.44 TIGER “13” is being shelled by US artillery without any effect. Tank “12” fires several rounds with the main gun bringing an enemy advance to a standstill. In the evening tank “10” leaves its position and joins TIGERs “02” and “11” at Le Mail.
17.08.44 During the night tanks “12” and “13” are left behind by their crews. “12” is set on fire. The other three tanks drive to the Boulevard Kellermann at approximately 0300 hours. Arriving there TIGER “11” breaks down and is left behind. The other two tanks take the N155 to the east and get to VARIZE in the following night. TIGER “10” then breaks down and is retrieved a short distance by “02”.
18.08.44 At approximately 2000 hours TIGER “10” is blown up. “02” continues its way towards JANVILLE. Shortly before approaching TOURY the tank suddenly makes a sharp turn to the left (final drive damage ?), runs over a tree and comes to a stop. It is later left behind by the crew.
No evidences for the sixth...
But... p 3... Locals would have seen One other wreck of Tiger II ( unidentified marking ) near Nogent le Rotrou side of the road from Alençon ( confusion with a Panther, stug, Hummel etc.. is possible ).
And what thinking about my document found in this gazette ( picture taken on document with digital camera by friend) Russian or germany front Tiger for illustrated a missing picture ? I don't think so ! 03 or 08? 09, 00,06 ?....I think 03...legend was "Panzer à Nogent le Rotrou"... I will phone to this library to have whole of page by photocopy...
Finally, to my point of view, the Tiger n° 13 ( 1 + dark mark) staying many years in Chateaudun street, even though the large number was paint with white tempera and gradually disappeared, locals crossing day by day this tiger, they couldn't forget this number.
So I should think 02,03,10,11,12,13 around Chateaudun in august 1944...
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