Tiger II, Power on the Prowl

[Kurttis Thomas]

I can try and get the history for that painting it will be up in 4-5 minutes.

[Kurttis Thomas]

Here it is from millitary Art.com It goes with the painting.

On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera House directly opposite the Reichstag. Their efforts though, merely postponed the inevitable and by the end of the day the order was given to abandon the position and prepare to break out of Berlin.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Kurttis Thomas

Is this the same tank in this picture below.

OK, going to allow this one because it was used in comparison to a photo already existing in this thread.

In the future however, limit posts in this section to actual photographs of AFVs with the exception of technical drawings.

Paintings are the interpretation of artists and may not necessarily represent accurate, historic subjects and events.

[cyberia]

A Tiger II on the move in a fog shrouded Warsaw, 1944

[LAH 1 SS]

A nice photo cyberia of a tiger 2 of s Pzabt 503. This unit is well documented with photograph's of its tiger 2 vehicle's

[cyberia]

Tiger II and crew, date and location unknown

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by LAH 1 SS

A nice photo cyberia of a tiger 2 of s Pzabt 503. This unit is well documented with photograph's of its tiger 2 vehicle's

Keep the info coming LAH. It's great to have the blanks filled in on these!!

[LAH 1 SS]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Tiger II and crew, date and location unknown

Cyberia, great photo of the factory applied t1 ambush scheme. Note the hard edged camoflage. The sheme is a three tone consisting of red brown, olive green and dark yellow. The dark yellow is almost white like there were some report's that very late in the war the last vehicles being produced were painted with ivory coloured paint from leftover stock's. Still looking into that fact though

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by LAH 1 SS

Cyberia, great photo of the factory applied t1 ambush scheme. Note the hard edged camoflage. The sheme is a three tone consisting of red brown, olive green and dark yellow. The dark yellow is almost white like there were some report's that very late in the war the last vehicles being produced were painted with ivory coloured paint from leftover stock's. Still looking into that fact though

Here's one you might also one day be able to confirm. I had an Uncle Kurt who was with a Luftwaffe Flak crew. When he was wounded with some serious damage to his left hand, he ended up of all things in a scratch group that was assigned to paint panzers, APCs and other vehicles. This was between Christmas 1944 and March of 1945.

One of the over spays they used for a pseudo winter camo was a light gray primer he said had Luftwaffe marking on the drums.

I have only run into two other people that have ever heard of a light gray primer paint being used on German armor, although none of the books make mention of it.

Uncle Kurt was a pretty straight guy. I can't imagine him making it up, nor can I understand why he would even have wanted to.

Early in March 1945 he was sent to fill out ranks in a Luftwaffe kampfgruppe, bum hand and all.

[LAH 1 SS]

No Cyberia i had not heard that Luftwaffe paint was used to paint the psuedo winter camoflage. If it is the primer that was used then that would have been the RLM 02 designated primer paint definately not an uncommon paint that's for sure however, research show's that alot of the aircraft eg fw190d's had bare metal undersurfaces and inner frame surfaces that were not primed and just painted over with regular camoflages paint. It's definately feesible that it could have been used as dwindling paint supplie's dictated what vehicle's were painted with, it could also be possible that it was one of the grey's used on the upper surfaces of the late war luftwaffe aircraft as well. Very interesting, a fact im sure that would cause a stir in the model world and for researcher's alike