PANZER VI TIGER Cousins to the Panzers, the Tiger tanks were the heavy-weights of the Nazi armor force. There were two versions of tank, Tiger I and Tiger II, both designed by Henschel & Son.

The battlefields of World War II were the stage for some of the most epic and legendary tank clashes in history. Germany's famed Panzer forces were frequently at the heart of these intense ...

What made the Hummel so formidable was the 15-centimeter heavy howitzer (the "18" number in the lengthy official name) it carried. This main gun weighed over six tons alone and fired 95+ pound ...

Busting panzers in Normandy. Tank-destroyers fought in two major engagements in Normandy in addition to numerous smaller skirmishes. On July 11, 1944, three panzer battalions of the Panzer Lehr ...

Some of Nazi Germany’s weaponry was among the most dreaded in World War II – Panzer and Panther tanks; ... the B-17 Flying Fortress was the other iconic heavy bomber used by the U.S. during ...

Turns out, the World War II-era Panzer tank sitting along Charleston's waterfront was just a life-size replica of the feared Axis Powers fighting machine nicknamed the Tiger 1.

World War II was not quite the end of the line for U.S. tank destroyers. The M36 Jackson and its 90-millimeter gun were hastily called back for use in the Korean War five years later to counter ...