This is my 1st tank model,The Tiger.This is it's FAQs.On 5 January 1943,the Wehrkreiskommando VII(Military District Headquaters VII) ordered the creation of a company of heavy tanks,which has to be part of II./Panzerregiment Grossdeutschland (2nd Battalion,Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland).The new heavy tank unit would be called 13th Company.To start with,the regiment receive 9 Tigers - painted in Dunkelgrau (Dark Grey)RAL 7021 - one for the commander & the rest divided into 2 platoons of 4 tanks each.A further 6 tanks were added by the end the month,divided into 2 further platoons.On the side of the turret the tanks displayed the letter "S" (for Schwere,meaning heavy) & 2 numbers which indicated the platoon ,and the position of the tank within that platoon.The platoon commanders tank carried a 0 as the second number,so tank S20 belonged to the commander of the 2nd Platoon.The national identification Balkan Cross was painted on the side of the tanks & on the rear.
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