I'm doing a diorama that rappresent a tiger tank in Italy in the 1944, in my dioramas i want to put like infantry 4 or 5 Fallschirmjager (the german paratroops).It's real? Someone know a battle in that both fight nearby? Someone have a photo when i can see Tiger and fallschirmajager fight nearby?


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hi Venom,
Check Armorama itself or the links, I think you can find the photo with a Tiger and German paratroops, nice idea can't wait for the pics

Laurie

I believe the Fallschirmjagers faught at Monte Cassino there were Panzer units in the general area but I dont know if they had Tigers. hope this helps.

Just had a quick read, the 1st parachute regiment and 14th Panzer division were the main units at Cassino cant find anyreference to Tigers, but the 14th was made up by the Herman Goring Panzer division so Im sure that Luminary would have the best equipment in his division. hope this helps

Hi easy
many thanks for your help.
So I looking for something about erman goering division

Hi Easy, I think you have the 14.Pz Division confused with the 14.Panzer Korps ? The 14.PzD was an Eastern Front division, exclusively. ............Through The Steppes, the Mius, Charkow, and Don - etc. etc. and then encircled in the Stalingrad Pocket 1942/43, where it was completely destroyed by February, 1943. Then refitted & reformed in France & sent back to Russia until their surrender to the Russkies in 1945

Venom, Yes, both Heer & Luftwaffe Fallschirmjagers fought besides Tiger tanks in Italy, France & Russia ( or at least within sight of each other ). The only thing is to find & identify the specific Tiger & FJ unit's that supported each other. There are even quite a few photo's around with fallschirmjager riding on the hull's of Tiger tanks. I also have these photo's but no identity on the unit's pictured in them. I will see if I can dig up some verification.

- ralph

Thanks screamingeagle
Can you send me the photo of fallschirmajager and tiger togeter?
Many tanks for your help guys




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My apologies Venom, I have no scanner. I am trying to locate something on the internet for you though.

- ralph

My apologies Venom, I have no scanner. I am trying to locate something on the internet for you though.

- ralph

Hi screamingeagle
Tanks very much, you are very polite

Thanks for the correction Ralph, at least i got the 14 right lol Im doing a Stug 4 at cassino should do a bit of research myself.all the best.

Hi Venom, I did some searching in my book's. ........In Sicily 1943 - 3.Fallschirmjager Regiment was in a heated battled against the British 3rd Commando Div on the bridge at Ponte dei Malati in Agnone. The Brit's were pushed back off the bridge by the FJ's with help from a Tiger tank. The Brit Commando's were later reinforced by their own 5th & 50th Infantry div's and regained control of the bridge

Also from my book Tigers in Combat - Vol.1 ....... Tiger I's from 3.kompanie / sPz.Abt.508 were assigned to 6.Fallschirmjager Div in Mercatale, Italy on July 22, 1944.

- ralph

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh .... a StuG 4, that's one of my favorites. Keep us posted on the build !

- ralph

Many tanks at all
and screamingeagle I'm pleasing to you, you give me very interesting information