vehicle. The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army and the Waffen-SS. It was first used in combat by 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during...
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Panzer VI can refer to three different German tanks: Krupp PzKpfw NbFz VI, one of the Neubaufahrzeug prototype tanks Panzer VIE, or Tiger I Panzer VIB...
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The Tiger I (German: [ˈtiːɡɐ] ) was a German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually...
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The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated...
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battalion-sized unit) equipped with Tiger I and Panzer III tanks. In 1944, it was re-equipped with the new Tiger II. The battalion saw action on the Eastern...
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Tanks in the German Army (redirect from Panzer)
improvements were carried on. Panzer VI (Tiger II) Planning for the Tiger II started as early as May 1941, a year before the Tiger I entered production. By...
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later tanks, such as the Panther, the Tiger I and Tiger II, which had the reputation of being fearsome opponents. Panzer (/ˈpænzər/; German pronunciation:...
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Also known as: PzKpfw VIB, 'Panzer VIB', Tiger II, King Tiger, Royal Tiger, Sd. Kfz. 182 The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II Ausf. B "Königstiger" (Sd. Kfz...
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Panzer IV, Panzer V, and Panzer VI; nevertheless, the Panzer I's contribution to the early victories of Nazi Germany during World War II was significant...
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Panther tank (redirect from Panzer 5)
medium tank and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war...
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