View of a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.E (Tiger I) heavy tank in the spring of 1943 in the Eastern Front. This one seems to be somewhat damaged as it is missing track guards as well as one of its front fenders. The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H (literally "armoured combat vehicle VI version H", abbreviated PzKpfw VI Ausf. H) where 'H' denoted Henschel as the designer/manufacturer. It was classified with ordnance inventory designation Sd.Kfz. 182. The tank was later re-designated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943, with ordnance inventory designation Sd.Kfz. 181. The image was taken by Kriegsberichter Schroter, and originally published in 'Das Heer im Grossdeutschen Freiheitskampf' (translated as 'The Army in the Greater German Freedom Struggle'), a collection of 50 plus images taken by the German Army's combat photography unit (Propagandakompanie).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_I
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/view-of-a-german-tiger-i-heavy-tank-early-1940s-this-one-news-photo/104329312
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