German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy. In the subsequent more troubled and …

The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 "Rat") was a design for a 1000-ton tank to be used by Germany during World War II which may have been proposed by Krupp …

A German heavy tank battalion (German: "schwere Panzerabteilung", short: "s PzAbt") was a battalion-sized World War II tank unit of the German Army during World War II, equipped with …

In 1920, in the city of Munich, the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) (Eng. National Socialist German Workers’ Party), more generally known as the Nazi Party, led by …

Dec 6, 2017 · The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte would have been the largest, heaviest tank ever created. Weighing 1,000 tons, five times the weight of the heaviest tank ever built, and …

Jun 5, 2021 · However, given the situation of Nazi Germany towards the end of the World War II, heavy tanks saw continuous use in roles that might be better suited to medium tanks (like the …

May 25, 2016 · Nearing the end of WWII, Germany maintained the belief that super tanks could reverse the war’s outcome and help them emerge victorious. The Panzerkampwagen E-100 …

German Reich (1942-1945) Heavy Tank – 489 Built. The Tiger II, often referred to as the King Tiger or even Bengal Tiger (Königstiger) was the largest and heaviest operational tank fielded …

The Panzer VIII Maus (German for “Mouse”) super-tank certainly falls into the latter category. The Maus was a 188-ton behemoth developed by Porsche at the behest of Hitler himself. …

Apr 17, 2021 · By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk — effectively lost the war. It was just a matter of time …