War Park Armor Question (6 Viewers)

[Pan]

Schwere Panzerabteilung 505 (505th Heavy Panzer Battalion) fought exclusively on the Eastern Front during World War II, primarily operating in the central and northern sectors.

Key battles and locations included:

• Kursk (Operation Zitadelle): July 1943, where the unit first saw action.
• Central Russia/Belarus: Fought near Roslawl, and in the Smolensk-Vitebsk-Orsha area from September 1943 until April 1944.
• Kowel: Moved to the Kowel area in Ukraine for two months in 1944.
• Withdrawal Battle: Retreated through Minsk and Grodno in June 1944.
• Poland & East Prussia: After refitting with Tiger II tanks in Germany, the unit returned to the front at Nasielsk, Poland, in September 1944, subsequently fighting in East Prussia until the end of the war.
• Final Actions: The unit retreated to the Pillau peninsula (Baltic coast) in April 1

The unit was known for acting as "firemen" to plug gaps in the German defensive lines during the retreat.

 

[Pan]

the markings above are related to Tiger II (King Tiger) from 3. Kompanie / Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 in Ubungsgelande Polen (Training Area Poland) on July 1944

 

[Pan]

another Ex:

Tiger II Tank Markings from Stabskompanie / Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 at Ubungsgelande Ohrdruf (Ohrdruf Training Area) in August 1944

 

[Pan]

View attachment 363901

another Ex:

 

[Pan]

Winter Version

 

[agmtanks]

Thanks for the info Pan

The Winter version is very interesting, Andy

 

[joesgis]

Pan, All are nice, but I like the winter one best. I like how the crescent-shaped cut out is present at the bottom of the turret in your pictures and also appears to be on the WP model in process. I guess this feature was not present on all KT's produced, and likewise, some models feature it while other don't. Thank you for the pictures.

 

[Warrior]

Where did this king Tiger fight in? Thanks, Andy

World War II.

 

[amund]

Tiger I tank 243 was assigned to the German 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion (schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501) during the North African Campaign in 1942–1943. It operated in Tunisia as part of the 5th Panzer Army, and engaged in battles around Bizerte and Sidi Othman. I am looking forward to this model's release (soon I hope!) by War Park.

 

[Panzer ace]

I think I asked this before but has War Park ever made a King Tiger?

 

[Mark IV]

Not yet

 

[Hunter Rose]

Just to clear up a common misconception, this Tiger II is #132 from the 1. Kompanie of s.Pz.Abt. 505. The 505th's numbering system was unique on their King Tigers. They put the first number (the Kompanie #) on the gun mantlet, and put the other two numbers on the cannon barrel.. So, when reading left to right it looks like #321 when viewed from the left side as in the picture above. However, when viewed from the right side it will look like the correct #132.

In the same convention, this King Tiger is #202 from the 2. Kompanie headquarters section.

 

[Beaufighter]

World War II.

Go Hawks!

 

[BrianW]

Vezzolf, great to see you back. Hope you are well

 

[Vezzolf]

Thank You Brian....Good to be back in the saddle again....Just gotta love War Park Armour....They really make a great product

 

[BrianW]

Thank You Brian....Good to be back in the saddle again....Just gotta love War Park Armour....They really make a great product

They sure do, we're spoilt for choice these days which is fantastic.

Best wishes,

Brian