SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Nr.231

s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101, 2-а рота, 3-й взвод (6 червня 1944 року)

«Тигр» #231 – Штандартеноберюнкер СС Гейнц Бельбе (Heinz Belbe)

Technical Features: Steel wheels. Front tow brackets cut out. Loader’s hatch with offset handle. Spare track on front plate.
Fate: Lost in Normandy.
Photos:

1. Being towed near Villers-Bocage, multiple publications.
2. Video footage with Wittmann after award of Swords and Oakleaves to the Knight’s Cross.
3. After loss, Tiger I on the Western Front, p. 114; Maple Leaf Route: Falaise, p. 43.

Notes:
Best version of photo (iii) is in Maple Leaf Route: Falaise where the unit emblem is clearly visible.

Тигр № 231. Командир – Standartenoberjunker Heinz Belbe (з навушниками у башточці)