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German Panzer VI Tiger (PzKpfw VI)
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“Whenever a big gun opened up on us from the treeline, the word went out; ‘Tiger!’” Anything that was shooting an 88 at us was assumed to be a Tiger. It was the boogeyman, because we didn’t have much that could stop it.  Bazooka rockets bounced off it, and the Shermans could pound one all day and barely chip the paint.  Maybe if you had an 81 mm mortar crew handy with a supply of Willy Pete* you might get lucky and either set one on fire or blind it with smoke.”

Corporal Pete Riordan, 101st Airborne.
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“We called it the ‘furniture van’ because it was so big and clumsy.  Powerful and well armored?  Ja, sure.  Plentiful and well-supplied with fuel?  Nein.  When we were advancing, Tigers and Panthers led the way and nothing could resist us.  When we retreated, the Tigers got left behind and were soon overwhelmed without infantry support.”

Panzer Sch¸tze Hermann Muenster, Panzer Lehr Division.
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