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UNIQUE ID 79: TIGER TANK

(Model: Late Production Model)

Memorial, Vimoutiers, France

(Location: Vimoutiers)


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Unique ID: 79
Added to Database: May 2008
Last Edited: May 2008
Type (ID): Tiger (170)
Model (ID): Late Production Model (320)
Location Category (ID): Memorial (6080)
Location (ID): Vimoutiers (6080)
Serial Number: Reported as “250155”, but “251055” more likely. Turret number “251113”.
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “231” originally painted on turret sides.
Collection Reference:
Links: Surviving Tiger 1 Serial Numbers
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Location History:
(see map)

1: Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Turret manufacturer)
2: Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Chassis manufacturer and vehicle assembly)
3: Memorial, Vimoutiers, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France (Current location)


For the history, details and photographs of this Tiger see Preserved Tanks in France: Number 1.
It belonged to sSS PzAbt 102 (source: W. Schneider). It has many of the characteristics of the last Tigers built such as the new turret roof and hatch, crane mounting points, central headlamp mount, small muzzle-brake and monocular gunner’s sight.

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