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Dead Tiger

British Forces

Dead Tiger

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A destroyed German "Tiger II tank of Wehrmacht's 2nd company, 506th Heavy Tank Battalion (2./s.Pz.Abt. 506) at the beginning of Weverstraat street in the Dutch town of Oosterbeek, September 25, 1944. This tank received hits from a British 57 mm, 6-pounder anti-tank gun (Ordnance QF 6 -pounder) under the command of Lieutenant Adrian Donaldson - not fewer than 7 times, but it did not inflict any harm to it. The tank returned fire and destroyed it. Finally, this tank was immobilized by hits in the chassis from a 75-mm howitzer, and finally destroyed by two rocket launchers PIAT.

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2/19/2014

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