

A new three-man gun turret allowed a more powerful 85-mm gun to be mounted. Although production was discontinued in the summer of 1944, the Tiger I continued to see action until the end of the war.įinal modification of the T-34 tank of 1943. The tank first saw combat in the fighting for Leningrad, and Tigers were at the forefront of battles from Tunisia to Kursk.


Mass production began in 1942, with an eventual total of 1,354 vehicles manufactured. Development of the Tiger I was started in 1937 by the Henschel company.
