StieliAlpha Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Linked is a story of the German magazine Der Spiegel about a repaired Tiger, which shall be displayed in the column of the next Liberation Parade in Paris. So far so good. But the paper also speaks about a unit, probably company, of captured Tigers, which was used by French forces during the liberation of St Nazaire. I never heard about such a tale. Did anybody else? @Falaise ??? https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/restaurierter-wehrmachtspanzer-soll-bei-franzoesischer-befreiungsparade-mitfahren-a-15d9a6b8-b383-42d6-8da8-811ca1e39fb8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Yes the tank was recovered in the pocket of Falaise in late August early September 1944 in the village of Bierre exactly. I had the opportunity to discuss with one of the resistants who had participated in its recovery and that he used it. The French have recovered a certain number of tanks: pzIV, panther and tiger. They were used in the battles of the Atlantic pocket where the Germans had none, thus avoiding the risk of friendly fire. This tiger was baptized Brittany which for us Norman is an affront. he no longer had an optic and the witness explained to me that he looked through the tube to take aim. It was used as a mobile artillery piece 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Hi Stephane Ah, so you mean the story with the 15 Tigers at St Nazaire is probably true? Interesting. I never heard about that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 8:27 AM, Falaise said: Yes the tank was recovered in the pocket of Falaise in late August early September 1944 in the village of Bierre exactly. I had the opportunity to discuss with one of the resistants who had participated in its recovery and that he used it. The French have recovered a certain number of tanks: pzIV, panther and tiger. They were used in the battles of the Atlantic pocket where the Germans had none, thus avoiding the risk of friendly fire. This tiger was baptized Brittany which for us Norman is an affront. he no longer had an optic and the witness explained to me that he looked through the tube to take aim. It was used as a mobile artillery piece You are making a Very interresting job! This must be sometimes moving to retrace the story with "real actors" !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 not 15 tigers Andreas I will find you the exact composition of this unit a 15 tanks : pz 4 panther and tiger that of the armored museum of saumur is that of Bierre it was because he entered the inventory of the army that he was saved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Falaise said: not 15 tigers Andreas I will find you the exact composition of this unit a 15 tanks : pz 4 panther and tiger that of the armored museum of saumur is that of Bierre it was because he entered the inventory of the army that he was saved Hi Stephane Thanks for the clarification. But don’t waste too much of your time on that.I just wondered about this Spiegel article, which is quite misleading. Well, more than that, outright wrong. It says “the Germans surrendered (or better „gave up“ or „left behind“) 15 Tigers, from which the French formed one complete unit….“ That did sound quite unbelievable to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 just to finish the one who will parade has a difference in number with the one we went to see in Vimoutier the 2 belonged to 102 SS sPz abt of Willi Fey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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