This day in 1944, British troops of the 22nd Armoured Brigade were ambushed near Villers-Bocage by German Tiger tanks. In a devastating attack lasting only minutes, numerous British tanks, vehicles and anti-tank guns were destroyed, many by Michael Wittmann. German forces later attempted to seize the town itself but were ultimately repulsed. #WW2#DDay
Mañana estará la PRE-VENTA de mi nueva obra.
Habrá 10 ejemplares con fotografía firmada del veterano... (a ver cuanto tardan en volar).
Lo dicho, mañana es el día.
Footage of the Tiger II mostly labeled as the start of the Battle of the Bulge footage shown in the "Die Deutsche Wochenschau" Nr. 735–736 (September 1944)
But it was filmed in Sennelager training grounds.
Tiger II “222” was one of the most recognizable Königstiger tanks of schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501 during the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944. The tank was filmed the most during the Ardennes Offensive
It would eventually be destroyed at Stavelot by a M10 tank destroyer.
Tiger II, formerly of s.Pz.Abt. 506, was abandoned near Gereonsweiler, Germany. after it was shot in the turret ring. It was fixed up by the US 129th Ordnance Battalion
on 15th December 1944. It would break down shortly after and was scrapped.