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UNIQUE ID 215: TIGER II TANK

(Model: Henschel Turret Model)

The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Britain

(Location: World War 2)


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Unique ID: 215
Added to Database: July 2008
Last Edited: 22 March 2012
Type (ID): Tiger II (210)
Model (ID): Henschel Turret Model (400)
Location Category (ID): The Tank Museum - Public Areas (3000)
Location (ID): World War 2 (3010)
Serial Number: 280093.
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “104” painted in grey on turret sides. German crosses painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a sand, green and brown camouflage scheme.
Collection Reference: E1994.81. (Accession 8194, Entry 1994.1126).
Links: Museum Vehicle Record
WW2 Battlefield Relics
Culture 24
Missing Lynx
YouTube 1
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Location History:
(see map)

1: Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Henschel-designed turret manufacturer)
2: Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Chassis manufacturer and vehicle assembly 1944-5)
3: Beauvais, France (Captured 1944)
4: Calais, France (Embarked)
5: Dover, Britain (Disembarked)
6: Directorate of Tank Design, Chertsey, Surrey, South East England, Britain (1945-late 1960s)
7: Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, South East England, Britain (Late 1960s – May 2006)
8: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)
9: The Tank Museum - Tankfest Arena, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Static display at Tankfest June 2006)
10: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)


This Tiger II was commanded by an officer named Sepp Franzl when it was abandoned. It was put on the Bovington Museum books in 1994 and was transported on a low loader from Shrivenham to Bovington on 18 May 2006. It was a static display at Tankfest 2006.

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March 2011

Front left view
1: Front left view

Taken: 9 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7142
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268727...
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Front left view
2: Front left view

Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7137
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268905...
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Front left view
3: Front left view

Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7138
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268818...
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Front right view
4: Front right view

Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7139
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56262921...
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Left view
5: Left view

Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7140
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268948...
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Rear left view
6: Rear left view

Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7141
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268866...
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October 2008

Front right view
7: Front right view

Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4802
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030528...
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Front view
8: Front view

Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4803
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030526...
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Front left view
9: Front left view

Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4804
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030525...
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Left view
10: Left view

Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4805
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030524...
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Rear left view
11: Rear left view

Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4806
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030527...
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November 1984

Front right view
12: Front right view

Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9551
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: FR_KingT...
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Front view
13: Front view

Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9552
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: F_KingTi...
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Front left view
14: Front left view

Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9553
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: FL_KingT...
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