Surviving Tigers

Surviving Tiger Tanks Last update : June 20th, 2009

Listed here are the tanks in the Tiger family that still exist today.

Rob Rhoades, June 2008

Tiger I – Bovington Tank Museum (England) – running condition Fahrgestell number 250112. The story and the restoration of this Tiger tank : http://www.tiger-tank.com/secure/journal.htm

Pierre-Olivier Buan, February 2007 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/tiger_vimoutiers/index.html

Tiger I – Vimoutiers (France) The Fahrgestell number is unknown. Number 251113 (often reported as the Fahrgestell number) is indeed a turret number. The story of this tank : http://web.ukonline.co.uk/gaz/vt.html and http://tiger1.info/vim/vimoutiersgb.htm

Vincent Abbott, March 2006 - http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/gallery/1338043/1/63111226

Tiger I – Saumur Tank Museum (France) Fahrgestell number 251114. This tank was on loan to the Munster Panzer Museum, Germany in 2003-2004. The story of this Tiger I : http://tiger1.info/saumur/topo/textgb.html

Erwin Wiedmer, February 2005 - http://www.cockpitinstrumente.de/downloads/Bilder/DiverseBilder/privatebilder/Panzer/fotoalbum.htm

Tiger I – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) Fahrgestell number 250427. This tank presumably belonged to the s. Pz. Abt. 424, and was captured during the retreat of this battalion in January 1945. Now the tank has paint and markings of the s. Pz. Abt. 505

Nick Matveev, May 2005 - http://www.tanxheaven.com/nic/tiger1snegiri/tiger1snegiri.htm

Tiger I – Military Historical Museum, Lenino-Snegiri (Russia) – very bad condition Fahrgestell number 251227

Sandy Barclay, 1998 – Photo taken at the Panzermuseum, Munster (Germany)

Tiger I – Aberdeen U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, MD (USA) This tank was on loan to Germany (Sinsheim Auto + Technik Museum, Panzermuseum Munster) and is currently under restoration in UK (Kevin Wheatcroft collection). Fahrgestell number 250031. Belonged to the s. Pz. Abt. 504, the tactical number was "712". It was captured in Tunis in May 1943

Neil Baumgardner, June 2006 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4092&start=45

Tiger II (Porsche Turret) – Bovington Tank Museum (England) This tank is most probably the second Tiger II prototype (Fahrgestell Number V2)

Dennis Trowbridge, September 2006 - http://news.webshots.com/album/554246097pXawlU

Tiger II – Bovington Tank Museum (England) – engine missing Fahrgestell number 280093, the engine is missing. This tank is currently on loan from the Shrivenham Study Collection (England). The story of this Kingtiger is related here : http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART37711.html

Klaus Nowak, August 2007

Tiger II – Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) Fahrgestell number 280101, belonged to the s. SS-Pz. Abt. 101, with the tactical number "121". It was captured in France (La Capelle, near the Belgian border) in September 1944. It was returned to Germany from Aberdeen in 1960

"boyouLaGleize.", October 2007 - http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238405&page=3

Tiger II – December 44 Museum, La Gleize (Belgium) Fahrgestell number 280273, built in October 1944. The restoration of the Kingtiger no. 213 : http://www.ss501panzer.com/213_restoration.htm

Stephen Drew, July 2006

Tiger II – Saumur Tank Museum (France) – running condition Fahrgestell number 280112. This tank was salvaged after the war in the Seine river area, west of Paris (between Paris and Le Havre), where it was abandoned by its crew in 1944. It was then stored at the AMX factory at Satory before being transferred to the museum (Official information from the museum). It was not in running condition for some months due to a gearbox problem, but the tank has been repaired recently (2009) and now, it runs normally

Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2007 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/kingtiger_full/index.html

Tiger II – Schweizerisches Militärmuseum, Full (Switzerland) Currently on loan from the Thun Tank Museum to be restored to running condition within 5 years (info dating from July 2007). Restoration process : http://www.koenigstiger.ch/pages/webgalerie/index.html (3 pages) Fahrgestell number 280215, belonged to the s. Pz. Abt. 506. This tank was given to Switzerland by France after the war

Unknown source, photo from August 2007 provided by “Sander D”

Tiger II (command version) – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) This tank served with the s.Pz. Abt. 501 and was captured by the Soviet Army at Ogledow on August 13, 1944. It was then evaluated by the Red Army during the war. The correct (original) tactical number painted on the turret is 502

Roger Davis, May 2008

Tiger II – Patton Museum, Fort Knox, KY (USA) Fahrgestell number 280243, built in September 1944. The saga of the Kingtiger no. 332 : http://www.ss501panzer.com/Saga_of_332.htm

Neil Baumgardner, June 2006 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4092&start=45

Jagdtiger – Bovington Tank Museum (England) Tank with Porsche running gear, Fahrgestell number 305004. Captured by the British in the Henschel proving grounds at Haustenbeck, Germany in 1945. There was originally no tactical number

Alexander Chayka, January 2006 - http://www.pbase.com/vasyl/kubinka

Jagdtiger – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) Fahrgestell number 305083. This vehicle was captured in Sternburg, Austria, on May 5, 1945, according to an inscription on the hull. According to all Russian sources, this SPG belonged to the 653. s. Pz. Jäg. Abt. There was no tactical number

Chris Neel, April 2007 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/aberdeen/index.html

Jagdtiger – Aberdeen U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, MD (USA) Fahrgestell number 305020, belonged to the s. Pz. Jäg. Abt. 653. The original tactical number was "331". It was captured in Neustadt (Germany) in April 1945

Klaus Nowak, August 2007

Sturmtiger – Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) Currently on loan from the Wehrtechnisches Studiensammlung Koblenz (Germany), which got it from Aberdeen. Fahrgestell number 250174. It seems that this vehicle belonged to the Panzer Sturmmörser Kompanie 1002

Erwin Wiedmer, February 2005 - http://www.cockpitinstrumente.de/downloads/Bilder/DiverseBilder/privatebilder/Panzer/fotoalbum.htm

Sturmtiger – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) This vehicle, which is the Sturmtiger prototype, was most likely captured in the Elbe area in April 1945. Fahrgestell number 250043. The roadwheels were replaced by the Germans during an upgrade. The engine and internal equipment are missing.

Erwin Wiedmer, February 2005 - http://www.cockpitinstrumente.de/downloads/Bilder/DiverseBilder/privatebilder/Panzer/fotoalbum.htm

Jagdpanzer Ferdinand – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) Fahrgestell number 150054, belonged to the s. Pz. Jäg. Abt. 654, with the tactical number "501". Catptured during the Kursk battle (Operation Zitadelle) in July 1943

Steve Zaloga, March 2008 - http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1206734235/APG+Elefant+restored

Jagdpanzer Elephant – Aberdeen U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, MD (USA) Fahrgestell number 150040, belonged to the s. Pz. Jäg. Abt. 653 (Kampfgruppe Ulbricht), with the tactical number "102". Captured in Italy in May 1944. During the Kursk battle, this SPG belonged to the s. Pz. Jäg. Abt. 654 (tactical number "511")

Some interesting links :

Was the Tiger really "King?" Testing the King Tiger at Kubinka : http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=282&Itemid=123&lang=en

This document is a synthesis of photos and information published on the web. I would like to thank the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and also those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected] Main page : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html