9/20/2023 0 Comments Tiger tank battle of the bulgeTheir goal was to cross the Meuse river and head for Antwerp to cut off the bulk of the allied armies on the western front. On 16 December 1944 these armies attacked the allied position along a 100 kilometres long front between Monschau and Echternach. This last-ditch effort of the Third Reich saw the mustering of three armies: 6th SS-Panzerarmee, 5th Panzerarmee and the 7th Armee. SS-Panzer-Division ‘ Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler‘ during the Ardennes offensive. Tiger ‘213’ was one of the tanks of schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501 attached to 1. Leibstandarte during the Ardennes offensive In upcoming parts, the Tiger and all of its components will be featured in more detail. ![]() In this first post I will dive into the events that would eventually lead to the loss of this Tiger. Because of the incredible amount of photos I have taken, I decided to split this walk-around into multiple parts. ![]() ![]() Located in the picturesque town of La Gleize in the Ardennes, Belgium, this is the only Tiger II visible from the public road. One of only a handful left, this King Tiger is perhaps the best known of the lot.
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