| Caption | Tiger I tank of German Army Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 508 driving through the Porta del Popolo in Rome, Italy, 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
| Photographer | Engel | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives | ||||
| Identification Code | Bild 101I-310-0880-31 | ||||
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| Photos at Same Place | Rome, Italy | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Licensing | Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).
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SEE ROME AND DIE:
sPz.Abt508 schwere Panzer Abteilung made a
road march of 125 miles via Rome to the Anzio
front. During the march, the Tigers had many
breakdowns and lost time.
sPz.Abt508 was formed September 1943 and disbanded February 1945.
sPz.Abt Lost 78 Tigers, Allied Losses 100 Tanks.