Pz Kpfw Tiger Ausf. B • US Army Armor & Cavalry Collection

Current Condition

Reasonable. Sections of the armour has been removed to show the interior, which is in good condition.

Vehicle History

This particular tank was produced in September of 1944 by Henschel and was to be issued to sPzAbt 509 but instead was issued to sSSPzAbt 501. This unit was part of Kampfgruppe Peiper, which took part in the Ardennes Offensive in the winter of 1944. This tank with turret number 332 was then abandomed by its crew near the village of Trois Point and was captured by US Army on December 24th of 1944. It was then moved to Spa and eventually ended up in Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Tiger II was put on display and had entire right side of turret and part of the hull removed for display purposes. It was stored inside until 1957, when it was moved outside and parts removed were covered with thin sheet metal. In 1992, it was moved to Patton Museum at US Army Armor School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, The museum had the tank completely disassembled and repainted. The museum curator had all the layers of paint, which were applied overtime, scrapped off and then matched the original colors for properrepainting in its original camouflage. An interesting thing came up when it was discovered that theGermans painted the inside of the tank - dark yellow instead cream / ivory color. It remains there on display indoors.
(taken from http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-vi-tiger-ii-ausf-b-konigstiger-kingroyaltiger-tiger-ii-sd-kfz-182.htm )