Tiger I and II from the Bundesarchiv Volume I

Tiger I and II from the Bundesarchiv Volume I

Arranged and Captioned by John Winner (captions © 2011)

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This is a collection of photographs compiled from the images given to the Wikipedia Wiki Wiki Commons by the Bundesarchiv in Germany. Germany. The photographs have not been enhanced or changed in any way. Used under the Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license. license.

The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E was developed from Januar y 1937 to earl y 1942. The development history included such protoypes as the Durchbruchwagen I, Durchbruchwagen II, VK30.01 (H), VK36.01 (H), VK30.01 (P) and VK45.01 (H). It was produced from August 1942 to August 1944 for a total of 1355 units completed. Units that were issued/used the Tiger I were: s.Pz.Abt. 501 (424), s.Pz.Abt. 502 (511), s.Pz.Abt. 503 ("Feldherrnhalle"), s.Pz.Abt. 504, s.Pz.Abt. 505, s.Pz.Abt. 506, s.Pz.Abt.507, s.Pz.Abt. 508, s.Pz.Abt. 509, s.Pz.Abt. 510. s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101, s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102, s.SS-Pz.Abt. 103, Pz.Abt (Fkl), 13./Pz.Rgt. "Großdeutschland", III./Pz.Rgt. "Großdeutschland", s.Pz.Kp. "Hummel", s.Pz.Kp. "Meyer", 4./SS-Pz.Rgt. 1, 13./SS-Pz.Rgt. 1, 8./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2, s.Pz.Kp./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2, 4./SSPz.Rgt. 3, 9./SS-Pz.Rgt. 3, Tiger-Gruppe Fehrmann, Pz.Abt. Müncheberg, Panzergruppe Paderborn. Pz.Lehr-Abt. Putlos, Pz.Div. "Clausewitz"

The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B was developed from April 1942 to mid 1943. The development history included such prototypes as VK45.02 (H), VK45.02 (P) and VK45.03 (H). It was produced from October 1943 until the end of the war in May 1945 for a total of 492 units completed. Units that were issued/used the Tiger II were: s.Pz.Abt. 501 (424), s.Pz.Abt. 502 (511), s.Pz.Abt. 503 ("Feldherrnhalle"), s.Pz.Abt. 505, s.Pz.Abt. 506, s.Pz.Abt. 507, s.Pz.Abt. 509, s.Pz.Abt. 510, Pz.Kp. (Flk) 316, s.SS-Pz.Abt. 501, S.SS-Pz.Abt. 502, s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503, Pz/Kp. Kummersdorf, Pz.Abt. Müncheberg. Not all units will be represented in these 2 volumes as photographs of some units are not publicly available in the Wiki Commons.

Photographs will be organized in this order: Heer s.Pz.Abt., smaller Heer units, SS-s.Pz.Abt. and then smaller SS units. Please refer to the table of contents to quickly see photographs of the unit you are looking for.

I would like to thank Grant Hall, Chris Brown, David Byrden and Mario Lippert members of the Tiger im Focus forum. Without Without their help this project would not be possible.



























Table of Contents Volume I Heer Units s.Pz.Abt. 501 s.Pz.Abt. 502 s.Pz.Abt. 503 s.Pz.Abt. s.Pz.Abt . 503 (Tiger II) s.Pz.Abt. 504 s.Pz.Abt. 505 Volume II s.Pz.Abt. 506 s.Pz.Abt. 508 s.Pz.Abt. 509 III./Pz.Rgt. "Großdeutschland" "Großdeutschland" SS Units 4./SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" 13./SS-Pz.Rgt. 1 "LSSAH" 8./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2 "Das Reich" s.Pz.Kp./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2 "Das Reich" 9./SS-Pz.Rgt. 3 "Totenkopf" s.SS-Pz.Abt 101 "LSSAH"

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s.Pz.Abt. 501

Tiger 121, before 22 January 1943 in Tunisia. This Tiger was lost near Quesseltia on 22 January 1943. Leutnant Vermehren Vermehren is the commander, the passenger is unknown.



























Commander Hauptmann Eberhard "Bobby" Deichmann in Tiger 142 (Fgst.Nr. 250015) pass by Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N tactical number 03 of the leichte Kompanie. Tunisia, Tunisia, probably late January 1943.



























Commander Hauptmann Eberhard "Bobby" Deichmann in Tiger 142 (Fgst.Nr. 250015) crests a hill in Tunisia, probably in late January 1943. An Sd.Kfz. 251 from 3.Kp. of an unknown armor unit follows.





























Tiger 112 112 (Fgst.Nr. (Fgst.Nr. 250012), with Kampfgruppe Lueder crosses an old Roman bridge in the town of Jedeida, Tunisia. Commander Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Krebs is seen here. Behind him is probably the gunner, Unteroffizier Werner Werner Lange and to the left the loader Gefreiter Brunner. Brunner. Photograph probably taken t aken 25 November 1942. This is the first operation s.Pz.Abt. 501 conducted in Tunisia.





























Tiger 112 (Fgst.Nr. (Fgst.Nr. 250012) renumbered 724 with wi th 7./Pz.Rgt.7/10.Pz.Div. This Tiger Tiger is still under the command of Oberfeldwebel Krebs. It is unknown which crew men are on the Tiger in this photograph. Probably taken between 17 and 26 February 1943 in Oghrane, Tunisia.





























Tiger 131 passes a Ste yr 1500 A in Tunisia, Tunisia, January 1943





























Tiger 131 followed by a captured American M3 halftrack, January 1943 (photograph taken same day and place as previous page.)





























Tiger 142 (Fgst.Nr. 250015) commanded by Hauptmann Eberhard "Bobby" Deichmann passes a Zündapp KS 75 (photograph taken at the same time and place as the two previous pages)































Tiger 132 renumbered 732 with 7./Pz.Rgt.7/10.Pz.Div., 7./Pz.Rgt.7/10.Pz.Div., proably taken near Beja, February 1943































Tiger 142 (Fgst.Nr. 250015) commanded by Eberhard "Bobby" Deichmann, Tunisia, probably late January 1943.































Tiger 134, possibly during missions in the Orscha region of the Soviet Union about the time Major Maj or von Legat becomes commander of s.Pz.Abt. 501, late January 1944.





























































Tiger 100 or 101 (left) and Tiger 221 (right), possibly during missions in the Orscha region of the Soviet Union about the time Major von Legat becomes commander of s.Pz.Abt. 501, late January 1944.























































































































































































































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Tiger 124 waits for an intelligence report before moving forward, Operation "Zitadelle", July 1943.



























A Tiger, Tiger, possibly 124, waits as two other Tigers and two Panzerkampfwagen IV move forward, Operation "Zitadelle", July 1943.



























Tiger 213 moves along the Grand Rue Bourgtheroulde in Elbeuf, France about 20 August 1944.



























A Tiger, Tiger, possibly 331 follows 324, 323 and two unidentified Tigers, probably 322 and 321, i nthe area around Bjelgorod, August August 1943. The 13 on the commanders hatch designates the 13 th step in sealing the tank for submerged fording.



























Tiger 332 being pulled out by Tiger 321 (commanded by Leutnant Richard von Rosen) near Sna menka, Soviet Union, 4 October 1943.





























s.Pz.Abt. 503 (Tiger II)

Tiger II 313 and Tiger II 324 during initial gunnery exercises, Ohrdruf, Germany, June 1944.





























3.Kp. at the Senne Training Area near Paderborn conduct a demonstration for Die Deutsche Wochenschau Wochenschau newsreel. The 3.Kp was reinforced by tanks from 1.Kp. For the event. September 1944





























3.Kp. move to the train staion at Paderborn. The tanks appear to have been fitted with the 60 cm wide transport tacks, 9 September 1944.





























Tiger II 231





























Tiger II 234 sits in St. Georges Square, Budapest, Hungary, 15 or 16 October 1944































Tiger II 233 sits near St. Georges Square, Budapest, Hungary, 15 or 16 October 1944.





























































































Tiger II 234 on the road and an unknown Tiger II sits in St. Georges Square, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary, 15 or 16 October 1944.































Tiger II 234 in front of the Palace of Archduke Joseph August of Austria, St Georges Square, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary, 15 or 16 October 1944.















































































































































































































































































































































































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Tiger I and II from the Bundesarchiv Volume I

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