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| | Code: HM-HG0106 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Hobby Master 1:48 Ground Power Series HG0106
Henschel/Porsche Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger Diecast Model
German Army sPzAbt 501, #008, Joachim Peiper, Ardennes, Belgium, Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 |
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| Henschel/Porsche Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger | | 6" | | 3" |
# 008 was the personal tank of Joachim Peiper (January 30, 1915 - July 13, 1976) more often known as Jochen Peiper from the common German nickname for Joachim, was a senior Waffen-SS officer and commander in the Panzer campaigns of 1939-1945. The yellow turret numbers are standard colors for the 509th so this would have been one of the Tiger IIs that was reassigned to the 501st at the last moment. By the end of his military career, Peiper was the youngest regimental colonel in the Waffen-SS, officially known as: SS-Standartenführer Joachim Peiper, 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler. Peiper participated in some of the most notable battles of the war to include the two battles for Kharkov and the Kursk offensive of 1943 on the Eastern Front of Russia. Most notably, he commanded the Kampfgruppe Peiper of the LSSAH (assigned to the 6th SS Panzer Armee under Sepp Dietrich) during Operation Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge).All of his success as a great tank commander and reports of his taking Jews that were being held as prisoners by Italian forces and setting them free, have been overshadowed by the accusations of his involvement in the Boves and Malmedy massacres.Peiper spent 111/2 years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement, for Malmedy but was never prosecuted for Boves.Upon his release he moved to France where he spent the rest of his life in fear of being killed for his past. In 1976 this fear was realized when he was murdered by suspected French Communists who fire bombed his home. Officially designated Panzerkampfwagen VI Sd.Kfz 182, the King Tiger entered service in 1944. This tank carried the awesome tank-killing 88mm main gun and had four-inch armor at its thickest. The system was crewed by five personnel and two machine guns were added for self-defense. The King Tiger's ability to destroy enemy tanks at extreme ranges yet remain impervious to those same tanks made it more than a match for any Allied tank. The sight of a King Tiger on the battlefield was terrifying and did great morale damage to Allied forces. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Hobby Master "1:48 Ground Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military vehicles. Hobby Master "1:48 Ground Power Series" diecast vehicles feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Rotating turret, elevating cannon and accurate hull.
- Selected opening hatches.
- Painted, fitted, non-moving tracks on detailed non-rotating wheels.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
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