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UNIQUE ID 220: TIGER II TANK

(Model: Henschel Turret Model)

National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, USA

(Location: Transportation Motor Pool)


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Unique ID: 220
Added to Database: July 2008
Last Edited: 12 February 2011
Type (ID): Tiger II (210)
Model (ID): Henschel Turret Model (400)
Location Category (ID): National Armor and Cavalry Museum (60100)
Location (ID): Transportation Motor Pool (60140)
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “332” painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a green, brown and sand camouflage scheme.
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Location History:
(see map)

1: Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Henschel-designed turret manufacturer)
2: Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Chassis manufacturer and vehicle assembly 1944-5)
3: Coo-Trois Points, Belgium (Recovered December 1944)
4: Spa, Belgium (Staging point)
5: Antwerp, Belgium (Staging point)
6: U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland, USA (Until September 1991)
7: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Until December 2010)
8: BRAC Transfer, Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA (Road convoy 14 December 2010)
9: National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Current location)


This Tiger II was moved by transporter from Fort Knox to Fort Benning on 14 December 2010, with wooden boards fixed over the open sides of the turret and hull.

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December 2010

Ready for transport to Fort Benning
1: Ready for transport to Fort Benning

Taken: 14 December 2010
Contributor: Geoff Walden
Photo ID: 4506
Added: 12 February 2011
Filename: OnTheWay...
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Being moved ready for transport to Fort Benning
2: Being moved ready for transport to Fort Benning

Taken: 14 December 2010
Contributor: Geoff Walden
Photo ID: 4505
Added: 12 February 2011
Filename: IntheAir...
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Front right view
3: Front right view

Taken: 14 December 2010
Contributor: Geoff Walden
Photo ID: 4503
Added: 12 February 2011
Filename: RightFro...
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Front left view
4: Front left view

Taken: 14 December 2010
Contributor: Geoff Walden
Photo ID: 4504
Added: 12 February 2011
Filename: LeftFron...
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November 2010

Preparations for the move to Benning are underway - track guards are removed and stacked behind the tank
5: Preparations for the move to Benning are underway - trac...

Taken: 8 November 2010
Contributor: D. Moriarty
Photo ID: 4507
Added: 12 February 2011
Filename: 8Nov_Tig...
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July 1983

Front left view (at APG)
6: Front left view (at APG)

Taken: 9 July 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 856
Added: 10 December 2008
Filename: Scan_Kin...
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Front view (at APG)
7: Front view (at APG)

Taken: 9 July 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 857
Added: 10 December 2008
Filename: Scan_Kin...
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Front left view (at APG)
8: Front left view (at APG)

Taken: 9 July 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 858
Added: 10 December 2008
Filename: Scan_Kin...
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Front right view (at APG)
9: Front right view (at APG)

Taken: 9 July 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 859
Added: 10 December 2008
Filename: Scan_Kin...
Views: 1271
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