Schwere Panzerabteilung 502 fought on the battlefields of Russia. As the first tank unit deployed with the new Tiger it saw its first action on the Leningrad front line at the end of August 1942, This was followed by combat around Leningrad and Ladoga front line to the sea and then in the Baltic countries.
This second “DER TIGER” book uses images taken by photographers of the Propaganda Companies and private photographs taken by members of the Abteilung, arranged in chronological order by place and sequence to show the Tiger in the field, under maintenance and in action.
Formation in May 1942 – first action at Leningrad frontline to the end of August 1942
Winter 1942/43 – second battle of Ladoga from January to April 1943
Unit completion in April 1943 – Move to the Leningrad Front in May /June 1943
Summer 1943 – third battle of Ladoga July – September 1943
Autumn – Winter 1943/44 – Pustoschka – Nevel – Narva
Summer 1944 – Ostrov – Daupavpils – Riga – Courland
Winter – Spring 1944/45 – Memel bridgehead
128 pages with over 150 unique photographs from official and private collections.

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