German tanker inspecting damage on the surface of a Tiger I heavy tank caused by a large caliber gun, Russia, Aug 1943

Caption     German tanker inspecting damage on the surface of a Tiger I heavy tank caused by a large caliber gun, Russia, Aug 1943 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-J15027
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PzKpfw VI Ausf. E 'Tiger I'   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 570 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Feb 2011 09:57:06 AM

THAT WAS CLOSE! HELMUT

Tanker looking at damage, after taking a
round, that didn't penetrate, August 1943
Russia.
Must have made one hell of a bag against the side of the turret, bet all their ears were ringing for hours. The white trim around his collar makes him a NCO, thats all I can see.

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