TIGER 1 was a German heavy tank of World War II deployed from 1942 in Africa and Europe usually in independent heavy tank battalions. Its final designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E often shortened to Tiger. The Tiger 1 gave the Wehrmacht its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted the KwK 36 88-mm gun (not to be confused with the 8.8 cm Flak 36). Only 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944. Production was phased out in favour of the Tiger 2.
While the Tiger 1 has been called an outstanding design, it was over-engineered using expensive materials and labour-intensive production methods. The Tiger 1 was prone to certain types of track failures and breakdowns and limited in range by its high fuel consumption. It was expensive to maintain, but generally mechanically reliable. It was also difficult to transport and vulnerable to immobilization when mud, ice and snow froze between its overlapping and interleaved Schachtellaufwerk-pattern road wheels, often jamming them solid. This was a problem on the Eastern Front in the muddy rasputitsa and winter weather conditions.
The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the later Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H (‘‘Panzer VI version H’’, abbreviated PzKpfw VI Ausf. H) where 'H' denoted Henschel as the designer/manufacturer. It was classed with ordnance inventory designation SdKfz 182. The tank was later redesignated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943, with ordnance inventory designation SdKfz 181.
Today, only a handful of Tigers survive in museums and exhibitions worldwide. The Bovington Tank Museum's Tiger 131 is currently the only one restored to running order.
Place of origin: Nazi Germany Service history: 1942–45
Designer: Erwin Aders Henschel & Son. Designed: 1941
Manufacturer: Henschel
Unit cost: 250,800 RM. Produced: 1942 to 1944
Number built: 1,347
Specifications: (RfRuK VK 4501H Ausf.E, Blatt: G-330)
Weight: 54 tonnes
Length: 6.316 m (20 ft 8.7 in) 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in) gun forward
Width: 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Height: 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Crew: 5 Armour: 25–120 mm (0.98–4.72 in)
Main armament: 1× 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/5 92 rounds
Secondary armament: 2× 7.92 mm MG 34 4,500 rounds
Engine: Maybach HL230 P45 V-12 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Power/weight: 13 PS/t (9.6 kW/t)
Ground clearance: 0.47 m (1 ft 7 in)
Fuel capacity: 540 L (140 US gal) including reserve
Operational range: 68–121 miles (110–195 km)
Speed;: 28.2 MPH - 45.4 km/h
Tank ACE: Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) - TIGER 007
(22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. Wittmann rose to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) and was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holder. He was credited with the destruction of 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns, along with an unknown number of other armored vehicles, making him one of Germany's top scoring panzer aces, together with Johannes Bölter, Ernst Barkmann, Otto Carius and Kurt Knispel (the top scoring ace of the war with 168 tank kills).
Nickname(s): The Black Baron Born: 22 April 1914
Vogelthal Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire
Died: 8 August 1944 (aged 30)
Between the towns of Cintheaux and St. Aignan de Cramesnil near the farm of Gaumesnil
Buried at: La Cambe German war cemetery (reinterred)
Allegiance: Nazi Germany
Service/branch: Flag Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen SS
Years of service: 1934–44 Rank SS-Hauptsturmführer Collar Rank.svg SS-Hauptsturmführer Service number SS #311,623
Unit: 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler.svg 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and Schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 Awards: Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

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