Here’s What You Need To Remember: Heavy tanks like the King Tiger proved a dead end. After 1945, nations switched to building main battle tanks that had sufficient firepower and armor to breach enemy ...
Nazi Germany’s Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or Tiger I—soon earned a devastating reputation on the ...
In the summer of 1944, Allied tank crews in Normandy faced a nightmare: the German Panther and Tiger tanks, which could destroy them from distances where Allied guns were useless. Outgunned and ...
Michael Wittmann was Germany’s most famous tank commander, and his Tiger tank had become a symbol of battlefield terror. In August 1944, that reputation came to an abrupt end in Normandy. This ...