In the years since World War II, much mythmaking has mucked up history with various often incredible claims about the effectiveness of certain weapons. And no country’s wartime record is more muddled ...

Tiger 231 was an impenetrable war machine from World War II that stood on the battlefield with multiple system failures and managed to retreat 37 miles on its own power. The story is as much about the ...

FULL, Switzerland (Reuters) - A Swiss museum is restoring a rare King Tiger tank used by Nazi Germany's 506th Heavy Tank Battalion on the Western Front and hopes it will become the second driveable ...

Key Point: Heavy tanks like the King Tiger proved a dead end. After 1945, nations switched to building main battle tanks that had sufficient firepower and armor to breach enemy defenses, like heavy ...

Nazi Germany’s Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or Tiger I—soon earned a devastating reputation on the ...

In August 1942, the German Tiger tank made its long-awaited combat debut near Leningrad. But its first battle was far from perfect. Rushed into action with mechanical issues and limited mobility, the ...

The lump of metal was found in a wheel of the German tank during work to keep it in running order A chunk of shrapnel left wedged in the world's only running World War Two Tiger I tank for more than ...

FULL, Switzerland, March 31 (Reuters) - A Swiss museum is restoring a rare King Tiger tank used by Nazi Germany's 506th Heavy Tank Battalion on the Western Front and hopes it will become the second ...