The Germans gave their Tiger tank a long snorkel, essentially a long tube on the commander's hatch that allowed it to wade through four metres of water.
Next morning, when shells from a German Mark VI tank and a machinegun only 100 yards distant again forced the patrol to seek cover, Pfc.
In the enemy's final attempt on November 26, they attacked with a heavy force that included Tiger I tanks from schwere Panzer Abteilung (Funklenk) 301 (translated as the 301st Heavy Tank Battalion radio control).
In October 1943, Egger was transferred to command a Tiger tank platoon in the 1st Company, 102 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion.
Tiger I, or Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, a German heavy tank produced from 1942–1944
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The 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (abbreviated s.Pz.Abt. 503) was a German heavy Panzer Abteilung (a battalion-sized unit) equipped with Tiger I tanks and Panzer IIIs.
On June 13, they advanced with a battalion of the 1st Rifle Brigade by road from Villers-Bocage and were ambushed by a detachment of Tiger tanks.
510th Heavy Panzer Battalion, German heavy Panzer-Abteilung equipped with Tiger I and later Tiger II Königstiger tanks