Unit badge on Tiger tank

[Jakko Westerbeke]

I would be slightly skeptical that the tank mentioned in the report was actually a Tiger, though, since to a lot of Allied soldiers, any German tank was a Tiger.

[m kenny]

Originally Posted by Jakko Westerbeke

I would be slightly skeptical that the tank mentioned in the report was actually a Tiger, though, since to a lot of Allied soldiers, any German tank was a Tiger.

Though the loss of this Tiger (by either SS 101 or SS 102) is not mentioned in any German account we have 2 photos of it with War Diary and Regimental History accounts. Its confirmed for me.

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by Jakko Westerbeke

I would be slightly skeptical that the tank mentioned in the report was actually a Tiger, though, since to a lot of Allied soldiers, any German tank was a Tiger.

Exactly, just like every anti-tank gun was an 88.

[m kenny]

[Ed Storey]

Do you know when the two photographs were taken?

[m kenny]

No Idea but it looks as if they were both taken not long apart and not long after the action. I doubt such a Tiger tucked away in a small village would see so many soldiers other than the short time the Canadians were there in August 1944.
Its not a 'new' Tiger by the way and my query is about the white X.

[Ed Storey]

So, you don't know when the photographs were taken? What is the source of the photographs? Any idea who is in the two photographs?

[m kenny]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

So, you don't know when the photographs were taken? What is the source of the photographs? Any idea who is in the two photographs?

a)The photo must have been taken 1944-45 as the wreck was moved to the centre of Magny some time in 1945.

b) I can only trace it back to the 1990s book

c) No Idea.