Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf E (Early Production), ‘Tiger 131’, Schwere Panzer-Abeilung 504, Point 174, Gueriat Atach, Tunisia, 24th April 1943, ‘To Catch a Tiger.’

Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf E (Early Production), ‘Tiger 131’, Schwere Panzer-Abeilung 504, Point 174, Gueriat Atach, Tunisia, 24th April 1943, ‘To Catch a Tiger.’

<p>Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf E (Early production)<br>‘Tiger 131’, Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504, Point 174, Gueriat el Atach,<br>Tunisia, 24th April 194, ‘To catch a Tiger’<br>Although the Allies had become aware of<br>a powerful new German heavy tank from<br>its introduction on the Eastern Front<br>in September 1942, British and<br>Commonwealth forces would not encounter<br>the mighty Tiger I until the final stages of the<br>battles to capture Tunis in April 1943. During<br>heavy fighting around Guriat el Atach, one<br>Tiger tank was abandoned by its crew and<br>captured by British troops, who defended their<br>impressive prize until it could be recovered and<br>repaired. Highlighting the significance of this<br>acquisition, Tiger 131 was later inspected by both<br>King George VI and Winston Churchill and would<br>become the most famous fighting vehicle in the world</p>