In 1943, British forces in Tunisia captured a German Tiger tank almost completely intact. Known as Tiger 131, it became the ...

Ferdinand Porsche was an eccentric man. A man of many talents, all under the general purview of engineering. But to say that all of his inventions and his machines were built for the betterment of ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: By the time the Tiger II made its combat debut in Normandy in July 1944, Germany was on the defensive. Big tanks like the King Tiger were mobile fortresses if ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The day of the Tiger lasted briefly. Nazi Germany’s Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the ...

Forget the expensive, breakdown-prone German heavy tanks. This is the real story of World War II armor dominance. The StuG III Assault Gun—overshadowed by the fame of the Tigers and Panthers—was ...

The Tiger I’s thick armor and 88mm gun often required multiple Allied vehicles or air support to defeat. The T-34’s sloped armor and mobility shocked German forces when first encountered in 1941.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Though tanks technically existed on the battlefield the ...