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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

A King Tiger No. 101 belonging to s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503, near the Potsdam Station (Potsdamer Bahnhof), Berlin, May 1945.


Last combats in Berlin

A King Tiger* Heavy Tank No. 101, belonging to s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503, in the ruins near of the Potsdam Station (Potsdamer Bahnhof), Berlin, May 1945.
Behind the Tiger II, an Opel Kadett M1938 two-door and a Mercedes-Benz L1500 S van.  
Further back there are several vehicles and Russian soldiers.
*Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B (Informal name: "Königstiger" and Tiger II).


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 Últimos combates en Berlín

Un Carro de Combate Tigre Real* Nº 101, perteneciente al s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503, en las ruinas cercanas a la estación de Potsdam (Potsdamer Bahnhof), Berlín, mayo de 1945.
Detrás del Tiger II, un Opel Kadett de dos puertas Modelo 1938 y una furgoneta Mercedes-Benz L1500 S. Más al fondo hay varios vehículos y soldados rusos.
*Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B (Informalmente llamado: "Königstiger" y Tigre II).



Original photo in black and white. Note the numbers 0 and 1 in the turret.
Foto original en blanco y negro. Obsérvense los números 0 y 1 en la torreta.



With numbers reviewed. Ambush camouflage.
Con los números repasados. Camuflaje de emboscada.




This photograph, which shows the same Tiger II seen from another angle which lets you see the number 10 in the turret, has served to make believe, until now, it was the Tiger II No. 100, when it was actually the No. 101. It is also important to note that the Tigers II of the 503 Battalion in Berlin were painted with ambush camouflage, impossible to see in this picture.

I reviewed a previous post where it appears a scene with the same vehicles; see:
http://tanks-and-support-vehicles-1925to1950.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/a-tiger-ii-heavy-tank-and-liaison-car.html


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Esta fotografía, que muestra el mismo Tigre II visto desde otro ángulo y que permite ver el número 10 en la torreta, ha servido para hacer creer, hasta ahora, que se trataba del Tigre II Nº 100, cuando en realidad era el Nº 101. También es importante constatar que los Tigres del Batallón 503 en Berlín, estaban pintados con camuflaje de emboscada, imposible de percibir en esta fotografía.

He revisado un post anterior donde aparece una escena con los mismos vehículos; ver:
http://tanks-and-support-vehicles-1925to1950.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/a-tiger-ii-heavy-tank-and-liaison-car.html


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