The Loss of a TOS
After the start of the unjust invasion of Ukraine last Thursday, we have already seen large numbers of Russian armoured vehicles pouring into the country. Alarm was raised again last Saturday when a CNN crew captured the transport of a TOS-1A flamethrower south of Belgorod en route to Ukraine. This…
[Video] Tiger II V2 Extra: On the Move
On January 14, 2020, Tiger II V2 was placed in the Nationaal Militar Museum, the Netherlands. The plan was for it to stay till September 2021. Due to the COVID-19 situation, plans changed, however, and the loan was extended several times, until January 2022. Tiger II V2 served as one…
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Excellent post! Thanks for posting.
Hi. I was signposted to this page following a post I put on the armoured vehicles of ww2 Facebook site.…
A very good article on the very sensitive tracks of the Tiger II. which will cause many problems for the…