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 ...

Unlike the megalomaniacal 200-ton German Maus, which couldn’t even roll over many European bridges, the King Tiger was a viable design. Late war Germans tanks like the Tiger and Panther had a ...

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 ...

The King Tiger (Königstiger) was one of the most powerful tanks of World War II, combining thick armor and a deadly 88mm KwK 43 gun. But keeping one operational today is no easy task. In this episode, ...

FULL — 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 King Tiger left ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE world's only running King Tiger tank is set to visit The Tank Museum for Tankfest. The rare Second World War tank will be at the event ...

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 King Tiger left in the world.