From The Tank Museum: The Battle Of Kursk – Part I
The Battle of Kursk was a massive operation, involving hundreds of thousands of men over hundreds of square miles and several weeks. These articles are a…
From The Tank Museum: The Mystery Of The Tiger Recovery Vehicle
These pictures have invariably been identified as an improvised Tiger recovery vehicle, photographed in Italy in 1944, but is it? Renowned tank historian David Fletcher…
From The Tank Museum: Prokhorovka And The Myth Of The Largest Tank Battle
For decades the Battle of Kursk has been widely believed to be the largest tank battle in history. In particular, the fighting at Prokhorovka on…
From The Tank Museum: North Africa Veteran Reg Hunt Remembers
In June 2017 North Africa veteran Reg Hunt, aged 101, visited The Tank Museum and spoke about his experiences as a soldier before and during…
From The Tank Museum: The Tiger combat debut took place in August 1942 on the Eastern Front. It was not a success, with three of the four breaking down.
The Tiger I began to enter service with the German Army in mid-1942. They were to be used by Heavy Tank Battalions, a new type…
From The Tank Museum: Background To The Battle Of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War. Fought between the 5th July and 23rd August 1943, it began…
From The Tank Museum: Second World War Veterans: British – Part 4
The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series takes a more detailed…
From The Tank Museum: Second World War Veterans: British – Part 3
The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series takes a more detailed…
From The Tank Museum: German Tanks At Kursk
The attacking German forces at Kursk amassed 777,000 men and around 2500 tanks and assault guns. This was about 70 per cent of all their…
From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Mighty Tiger II – It is on Display in The UK
The Tiger II with Production turret on display in the Tiger Collection was built in July 1944 by Henschel and given Fahrgestell Nummer (chassis number)…
From The Tank Museum: Capturing The Monstrous Jagdtiger
The Tank Museum’s Jagdtiger has chassis no. 305004. It was one of eleven (plus an unarmoured prototype) which were fitted with the Porsche suspension system. …
The Tank Museum interviews Tiger tank veterans & tank crews who fought against them
The Tiger Collection features the memories of a number of veterans who fought in and against the Tiger. This short series of “Second World War…