They may have terrified a generation of Soldier readers – but a new find shows that Second World War personnel gave as good as they got when up against the infamous German Tiger I.
During a recent inspection of The Tank Museum’s working example of the platform, technicians were stunned to pull this lump of shrapnel from one of the wheels – suggesting it took some serious punishment on its last op.
Dubbed Tiger 131, it was captured by allies in Tunisia, April 1943.
Nick Booth, from the museum, said: “To find a remnant from the battle in which it was captured is remarkable. It is a stark reminder of the history of this tank – and the desperate conditions in which British soldiers fought it to a standstill on a Tunisian hillside.”
