North Africa 3 April 1943

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Re: North Africa 3 April 1943

Post by Joe Hinson » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:09 pm

Possibly self destroyed, the Germans would blow up their armor if there was no way of recovering it. If they had a chance...

I think that the Tiger in the two last photos was photographed again from a different angle and posted in the 1st Armoered Div Division History that I inherited from my uncle....
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Post by Bob at Warsaw » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:10 pm

Were there any tanks used that were larger, man those are big
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Re: North Africa 3 April 1943

Post by LoneSentry » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:50 pm

These are Tigers of sPzAbt 501 in Tunisia near Beja and Ksar Mezouar. The Germans were attacking down the road from Sidi Nsir to Beja, and were stopped just aside Ksar Mezouar. From photographs after the battle, at least 7 Tigers were lost by the Germans. These three Tigers had advanced the farthest before being disabled. The tactical number of the first Tiger is unknown (perhaps 111), but the other two are 833 and 823.

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Re: North Africa 3 April 1943

Post by LoneSentry » Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:54 pm

West-Front wrote:I think we can agree that they were lost by the Germans, however one account I have read was that they were blown up by their crews (Page 27 Tiger 1 on the Western Front by Jean Restayn ISBN 2 913 903 134).
It seems both the Germans and the British blew the Tigers up. This account mentions the British going out and finding the Tigers empty: http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/an-accou ... -beja.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

One of the British unit histories mentions a soldier being sent out to blow the Tigers up also.

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Re: North Africa 3 April 1943

Post by horrocks » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:29 am

The Germans were masters at tank recovery, often in the most difficult circumstances. If they couldn't recover, they would destroy them. It was normal for the Allies to attempt to destroy disabled but recoverable tanks, particularly Tigers, to prevent their recovery. I believe the Bovington Tiger, which was disabled by a 6 pounder AT gun, was initially intended to be destroyed by the British.
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