Why 879 Men for 45 Tigers?
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Sponsored by World of Tanks! Register here ► https://tanks.ly/37OuQnT to receive a Tier V Premium Tank Matilda Black Prince, 7 days Premium Access, 1 Garage Slot, a 100 % Trained Crew, 2 Rental Tanks for 10 Battles each, namely the famous Tiger 131 and the Sherman Firefly with the code FIREAWAY. Applicable to new users only. Also be sure to check out virtual Tankfest Stream here: https://tanks.ly/3dojE2z The authorized strength of a Heavy Tank Battalion (Schwere Panzer-Abteilung) was 45 Tigers, yet such a unit also around 879 men assigned. The question is, why so many men for just 45 tanks? In this video we look at the organization of a Tiger Battalion based on German Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOE) or as the Germans called them Kriegsstärkenachweisungen (KStN). Special thanks to Leo Niehorster. Learn more about the Kettenkrad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3Woj5w56c Learn more about the Sd.Kfz. 251 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60oHeCZHtvI »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Schneider, Wolfgang; Köhler, Frank: Tiger im Kampf. Band III. Schneider Armour Research. Verlag Wolfgang Schneider: Uelzen, Germany, 2013. Fletcher, David; Willey, David; Hayton, Mike; Gibb, Mike; Hayton, Darren, Vase, Stevan; Schofield, David: Tiger Tank. Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Ausf. E (SdKfz 181). Haynes Publishing: Somerset, UK, 2017 (2011). Niehorster, Leo W. G.: German World War II Organizational Series. Volume 1/I: Mechanized Army and Waffen-SS Units (1st September 1939). Dr. Leo W.G. Niehorster: Hannover, Germany, 1990 (1988). Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Panzer V Panther und seine Abarten. Motorbuch Verlag: Gerlingen, Germany, 2010. Friedli, Lukas: Repairing the Panzers. German Tank Maintenance in World War 2. Volume 1. Panzerwrecks: Sussex, UK, 2013 (2011). Wilbeck, Christopher W.: Sledgehammers. Strengths and Flaws of Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II. The Aberjona Press: Bedford, PA, USA, 2004. #Sponsored #ad #WorldOfTanks
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