Schwere Panzer Abteilung 510 - sPzAbt 510sPzAbt 510 was formed in June, 1944, and was the last of the ten independent heavy tank battalions. It received 45 Tiger Is between 20 June and 7 July 1944. On 3 August, six replacements were shipped to the 510th.
During August 1944 the battalion fought against the Russians in East Prussia. Part of the battalion was detached to 14th Pz. Div. , for an assault on Russian forces in November 1944. The other company was attached to the 30th Inf. Div. sPzAbt 510 was heavily engaged during the Kurland campaign, operating with 14th Pz. Div., in early 1945. In March, two companies of the battalion were withdrawn to the Kassel area in Germany.
The remainder of sPzAbt 510, with 13 Tiger Is, was assigned to 14th Pz Div. The last Tiger was lost on 8 May, and the battalion surrendered with other survivors of the fierce Kurland fighting. The 510th was never issued any Tiger IIs.
Websites containing Tiger InformationTiger I and Tiger II Unit Information:http://www.chsk.com/steppenwolf/tigers.htmhttp://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2160http://www.achtungpanzer.com/articles/tigertam.htmhttp://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz5.htmhttp://www-d0.fnal.gov/~turcot/Armour/tiger.htmhttp://www.homepurchaseprogram.com/504th.htmlhttp://64.26.50.215/armorsite/tigers-02.htmhttp://www.ss501panzer.com/menandunit.htm
