Pix : King Tiger at La Gleize (Ardennes)

I know we've had pictures of this amazing AFV before ( notably from Wessex Wyvern ) but I thought I'd revisit La Gleize last week to take a few of my own.

Along with the Tiger I at Vimoutiers, this real veteran of the Bulge simply has to be one of the finest WWII relics in NW Europe. A true 'must see' on any enthusiasts' itinerary.

Photography was actually quite difficult under a hot sun ( who was complaining ? It usually rains...) and with Museum founder M. Gerard Gregoire standing right behind me I wasn't about to start clambering all over it.

Anyway, here goes : SS-Obersturmfuhrer Dollinger's Tiger II, Schwere-SS Abteilung 501 attached to Kampfgruppe Peiper as abandoned at the Werimont Farm in 1944 and as it appears today outside the La Gleize '44 Museum.














And finally, a figure has been added to give scale.....

 

looks to me you are out of uniform Martin

 

Great pics and at least this one is'nt covered with graphiti like the Vimoutiers one.

Where's your Panzer outfit Martin, I thought these were black not kaki ?

 

It was the hot weather - I was more DAK-style.....

 

well at least a nice light one piece camo-coverall to go with the pose ................ ah me what a disappointment