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From Dragon"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My 1\/9 scale figure representing a Deutsches Afrikakorps NCO Squad Leader, Feldwebel Egon Metzler. From Dragon 2001.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMade by Dragon Models Limited (DML) item number 70112 in 2001, this a 1\/6 action figure. A NCO (non-commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer) Squad Leader from Deutshes Afrikakorps (DAK) in North Africa 1942. In German is unteroffizier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a fully equiped figure like was sell in that time. I dont have the original box. Standard tropical uniform and equipment used by the DAK. 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From Dragon"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n3RVNOo4nj0\/Wu4dYuZDFjI\/AAAAAAAAKMA\/Tn6QCo48xpwHurstY5QmGiTn2Dft_4iaACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/PIC_0001.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-2802472654637498511"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-03T22:10:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-03T22:10:28.967+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1962"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"frau"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"portugal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"request"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reunion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Help to identify some of the signatures in this card"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is a arequest from John Barber:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy father Laurie Barber fought against the Afrika Korp \u0026nbsp;in Operation Crusader with the 18th Battalion 2nd NZEF and also on Crete against the fallschirmjager.He visited Germany as a guest of the German Paratroopers Assn in 1963, prior to that he was invited to the Afrika Korps Reunion in 1962, unfortunately he could not attend both.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo for not attending the Afrika Korp reunion, my father was sent a post card from the reunion, with Frau Rommels signature on the front and on the back signatures of some of those Afrika Korp members who attended.Can you maybe post the attached pictures to your site and see if people can identify some of the signatures please\u003Cbr \/\u003Eregards John Barber\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"mailto:john.carolyn@slingshot.co.nz\"\u003Ejohn.carolyn@slingshot.co.nz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-flmtBIsvJdY\/WaxvVPDMzEI\/AAAAAAAAJaY\/IMcINfpNKacgT6RbRP--jtYdGWl5IQ32QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/afrika%2Bkorps.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1154\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-flmtBIsvJdY\/WaxvVPDMzEI\/AAAAAAAAJaY\/IMcINfpNKacgT6RbRP--jtYdGWl5IQ32QCLcBGAs\/s400\/afrika%2Bkorps.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6wrLFCNUhiw\/WaxvUzhLbdI\/AAAAAAAAJaU\/U9ZGtEzqe6oOSZbxhj8NfWfUn_sK4APZQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/afrika-4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"616\" data-original-width=\"886\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6wrLFCNUhiw\/WaxvUzhLbdI\/AAAAAAAAJaU\/U9ZGtEzqe6oOSZbxhj8NfWfUn_sK4APZQCLcBGAs\/s400\/afrika-4.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2802472654637498511\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/help-to-identify-some-of-signatures-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2802472654637498511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/2802472654637498511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/help-to-identify-some-of-signatures-in.html","title":"Help to identify some of the signatures in this card"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-flmtBIsvJdY\/WaxvVPDMzEI\/AAAAAAAAJaY\/IMcINfpNKacgT6RbRP--jtYdGWl5IQ32QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/afrika%2Bkorps.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-4489027727626906484"},"published":{"$t":"2014-04-26T16:04:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-04-26T16:04:09.777+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dead"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"manfred"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Death of the Desert Fox: Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments after Hitler ordered him to take a cyanide pill or be arrested\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2012\/12\/30\/article-2254904-1267969C000005DC-805_634x824.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2012\/12\/30\/article-2254904-1267969C000005DC-805_634x824.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EMore:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2254904\/Letter-reveals-Rommels-son-account-general-fathers-moments-ordered-commit-suicide-Hitler.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2254904\/Letter-reveals-Rommels-son-account-general-fathers-moments-ordered-commit-suicide-Hitler.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4489027727626906484\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/rommels-sons-account-of-his-fathers.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4489027727626906484"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/4489027727626906484"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/rommels-sons-account-of-his-fathers.html","title":"Rommel's son's account of his father's last moments"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791378207125026635.post-1701856327206676192"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-11T23:03:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-11T23:04:18.697+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1st class"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"afrikakorps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"armband"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dak related documents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"documents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"gruppe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"imagens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keitel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pictures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rommel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"AFRIKA KORPS DOCUMENTS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgvkYQtA9O8\/UjDmKrn4o9I\/AAAAAAAAE3M\/WjaUuHdf_eM\/s1600\/postcard1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgvkYQtA9O8\/UjDmKrn4o9I\/AAAAAAAAE3M\/WjaUuHdf_eM\/s320\/postcard1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ93o2ZSFZY\/UjDmLEbRirI\/AAAAAAAAE3g\/YDVmqpez_dI\/s1600\/postcard2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ93o2ZSFZY\/UjDmLEbRirI\/AAAAAAAAE3g\/YDVmqpez_dI\/s320\/postcard2.jpg\" width=\"226\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ETwo german Postacards: 1) Rommel \u0026amp; axis emblems 2) Iron cross 2nd class - Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlessandro Vecchio\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XXeiWGFiIYQ\/UjDmhf8czKI\/AAAAAAAAE30\/90o6-d8IOa4\/s1600\/tripolimap.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XXeiWGFiIYQ\/UjDmhf8czKI\/AAAAAAAAE30\/90o6-d8IOa4\/s320\/tripolimap.jpg\" width=\"299\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #bda47c; width: 100%px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003EOriginal DAK map of Tripoli and northern Libya.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003EIt measures 31.5\" x 23.5\" and includes all sorts of detail such as radio stations, airfields, ship ports, and even Islamic mosques and palm forests! The colors are still vivid and an old fold line down the middle with some crinkles along the edges of the map. Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Monaco;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAndy.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDocuments for a General Major Lothar Pfetten in the Afrikakorps by contribution of Jeffrey Wendt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OCNbA6ENoec\/UjDmJ6kTAMI\/AAAAAAAAE28\/Av5FCPEo_Y8\/s1600\/2classemedal.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OCNbA6ENoec\/UjDmJ6kTAMI\/AAAAAAAAE28\/Av5FCPEo_Y8\/s320\/2classemedal.jpg\" width=\"233\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd bgcolor=\"#DACFB8\" valign=\"TOP\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"CENTER\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Monaco;\"\u003EWar Service Cross 2nd Class, awarded direct from the Oberkommando des herres with a Keitel signature\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s1600\/tiger131_5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"218\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s320\/tiger131_5.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETiger 131 from the\u0026nbsp;The Tank Museum in England\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tankmuseum.org\/asset_arena\/textual\/12\/bovtm_tank_times_feb_2012.pdf\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tankmuseum.org\/asset_arena\/textual\/12\/bovtm_tank_times_feb_2012.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIt was 21 April 1943 when 48th Royal Tank Regiment, newly arrived in Tunisia from Britain, went into action against the Germans for the first time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside an infantry battalion, they attacked German \u0026nbsp;positions in the hills at Medjez-al-Bab. \u0026nbsp;Lt. Peter Gudgin, who commanded one of two troops of Churchill tanks leading the attack, was among them. \u0026nbsp;He was soon to experience the destructive force of the Tiger.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;“As we advanced towards our objectives we could see no sign of the enemy,” Peter told The Tank Museum. “But suddenly my fellow troop leader’s tank erupted in an enormous explosion. Before I had chance to locate the source of this shot, my tank was hit by a shot which passed through the front plate, through the fighting compartment and into the engine, setting it ablaze.” \u0026nbsp;Lt. Gudgin and his crew bailed out under heavy machine gun fire and were fortunate to escape with minor injuries; the crew of the other tank were all killed. “The next day we took the \u0026nbsp;opportunity to examine our burnt out tank. \u0026nbsp;It had been cleanly penetrated by an 88mm shell which had been fired by a Tiger tank that had been found abandoned on our objective.” \u0026nbsp; The abandoned tank was Tiger 131.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBritish tank crews first encountered Tigers in January 1943. \u0026nbsp;German crews had been thorough in carrying out \u0026nbsp;their orders to completely destroy abandoned Tigers in order to prevent them falling into enemy hands. \u0026nbsp;As a result little was known about this formidable new opponent, so the capture of a complete Tiger was a prize of enormous importance which would yield valuable information. This makes the capture of Tiger 131 as significant as it \u0026nbsp;was enigmatic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fate of the crew remains a mystery \u0026nbsp;but the fact that the tank was abandoned seems to have been considered dishonourable. \u0026nbsp;The unit’s war diary simply states; “Crew members of Tiger 131 panic and abandon the tank after two harmless hits from a Churchill.” \u0026nbsp;The evidence shows that the tank was subject to several direct hits which were far from harmless.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe most important strike, which is clearly visible today, saw a 6-pounder round scrape the underside of the Tiger’s 88mm gun, before hitting the gun mantlet and lodging \u0026nbsp;itself in the turret ring. \u0026nbsp;This jammed the turret and \u0026nbsp;effectively prevented the Tiger from fighting. \u0026nbsp;It also split the weld on the top plate and, according to a contemporary report, shattered the radio. \u0026nbsp;It was surmised that this shot could have “incapacitated the driver and front gunner”. Evidence of a second 6pdr strike can also be seen on the right hand turret lifting stud, but a third 6pr hit the open loader’s hatch, smashing it and deflecting the round to hit the hatch rim, again\u003Cbr \/\u003Epotentially injuring crew members inside. Whatever happened, the evidence shows that Tiger 131 was literally fought to a standstill by 48 RTR’s Churchill tanks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe damage caused by their 6pdr’s indicates an incredibly high standard of gunnery as they were almost certainly firing on the move.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fact the tank was captured at all proves that, despite its clear but often overstated strengths, the Tiger was not invincible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBehind the myth and hyperbole with which it is often associated, Tiger 131 tells an important story about the\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehuman element in tank warfare; the role of the crew. \u0026nbsp;We may speculate that the inexperience or poor morale of its crew led to the surrender of a tank famed for its strength; but what of the men who had to face the fearsome Tiger in machines they considered inferior? When Lt. Gudgin and his men arrived in Tunisia, they were confronted by the spectacle of stacked Churchill tank hulks. \u0026nbsp;Large holes had been punched through even their thickest armour. \u0026nbsp;It must have been a most discouraging sight. \u0026nbsp;They knew that their comparatively under-gunned Churchills would be no match for the Tigers when they eventually met. \u0026nbsp;But this did not deter them from conducting their duty with almost casual, daily acts of considerable personal courage. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen it is seen in action alongside its Allied contemporaries, it is our hope that visitors will get an\u003Cbr \/\u003Eimpression of how men like Lt. Peter Gudgin must have felt when confronted by the mighty Tiger tank.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject class=\"BLOGGER-youtube-video\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-thumbnail-src=\"http:\/\/1.gvt0.com\/vi\/wY_5c0mBXok\/0.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wY_5c0mBXok\u0026fs=1\u0026source=uds\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/\u003E\u003Cembed width=\"320\" height=\"266\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wY_5c0mBXok\u0026fs=1\u0026source=uds\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETiger 131\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn 21 April 1943, a Tiger I of the 504th German heavy tank battalion, with turret number 131, was captured on a hill called Djebel Djaffa in Tunisia. A 6-pounder solid shot from a Churchill tank of the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment hit the Tiger's gun barrel and ricocheted into its turret ring, jamming its traverse and wounding the commander. The crew bailed out and the tank was captured. After repairs, the tank was sent to England for a thorough inspection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn 25 September 1951, the captured tank was officially handed over to the Bovington Tank Museum by the British Ministry of Supply. In June 1990, the tank was removed from display at the museum and work began on its restoration.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was carried out both by the museum and the Army Base Repair Organisation and involved an almost complete disassembly of the tank. The Maybach HL230 engine from the museum's Tiger II was installed (the Tiger's original Maybach HL210 had been sectioned for display, along with a modern fire-suppressant system in the engine compartment. In December 2003, Tiger 131 returned to the museum, restored and in running condition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8456055227791188257\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/catch-that-tiger.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/8456055227791188257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4791378207125026635\/posts\/default\/8456055227791188257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/catch-that-tiger.html","title":"\"Catch That Tiger\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Paulo Henriques"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11166015086083055227"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jiaBrDdFW0\/UZ6J5xJp6BI\/AAAAAAAAEjg\/FGO0S483xY0\/s113\/GAMES_PCsPCA_Quiet_PC.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMEEldGIzxU\/T3pbXGXEYSI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/NDSUQlx39Q4\/s72-c\/tiger131_5.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});