The Sherman tank’s short 75-millimeter gun was unable to penetrate the frontal armor of German Tiger and Panther tanks, which accounted for roughly half the Wehrmacht tank force by 1944.

The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tank was a German heavy tank that served on the Eastern Front, Western Front, and in North Africa during World War II.

The Sherman tank’s short 75-millimeter gun was unable to penetrate the frontal armor of German Tiger and Panther tanks, which accounted for roughly half the Wehrmacht tank force by 1944.

The turret of a German World War II Tiger II "King Tiger" tank is seen during restoration works at the Swiss Military Museum Full in Full, Switzerland March 22, 2021.

PHOTO COURTESY TANK MUSEUM AT BOVINGTON / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID SWANN / [email protected] Brad Pitt, center, headlines the cast of “Fury,” but supporting cast member Tiger 131 ...

FULL — A Swiss museum is restoring a rare King Tiger tank used by Nazi Germany’s 506th Heavy Tank Battalion on the Western Front and hopes it will become the second driveable King Tiger left ...

TWO German Tiger tank drivers and their British counterparts met for the first time 72 years after they fought on opposite sides in the Second World War.

This is the poignant moment old enemies became friends. Two German Tiger tank drivers and their British counterparts met for the first time 72 years today after they fought on opposite sides in ...

TWO German Tiger tank drivers and their British counterparts met for the first time 72 years after they fought on opposite sides in the Second World War. ... TODAY'S PAPER. Saturday, 19th April 2025.