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Unique ID:
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214
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Added to Database:
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July 2008
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Last Edited:
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22 March 2012
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Type (ID):
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Tiger II (210)
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Model (ID):
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Porsche Turret Model (390)
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Location Category (ID):
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The Tank Museum - Public Areas (3000)
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Location (ID):
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World War 2 (3010)
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Serial Number: |
V2.
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Other Identification: |
“300” painted in black on turret sides. German crosses painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a sand, green and brown camouflage scheme.
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Collection Reference: |
E1952.33. (Accession 3352, Entry 1952.1005). “48” barely visible painted on glacis.
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Links: |
Museum Vehicle Record
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Location History:
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1: Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Porsche-designed turret manufacturer)
2: Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Chassis manufacturer and vehicle assembly 1943-4)
3: Sennelager Training Area, Paderborn, Detmold, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany (Captured at Haustenbeck 1945)
4: Directorate of Tank Design, Chertsey, Surrey, South East England, Britain (From 1946)
5: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)
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This was the second prototype, vehicle V2, of the King Tiger. It has 18 tooth sprockets, early pattern track and no Zimmerit. The suspension on its left-hand side is incomplete. It was found by British Forces at Haustenbeck, near Sennelager, in 1945 and may never have been completed to service condition. It was found along with another Porsche Tiger II, a Porsche Jagdtiger, a Panther and a VK3001(H) test vehicle. The other Tiger II had a coat of Zimmerit and its gun had been destroyed by firing when the barrel was blocked.
This Porsche Tiger II was recovered to Britain in 1946 at the same time as the Jagdtiger tank destroyer and both went to the School of Tank Technology at Chertsey, Surrey, before being moved to Bovington. When it first arrived at the museum from the STT it was missing its gun and a spare one was fitted. It is now displayed carrying the turret number “300”. It is missing the commander’s cupola and crew hatches.
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1: Front left view
Taken: Date Unknown
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 180
Added: 3 July 2008
Filename: Scan_KT_...
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