PzJgAbt 653(Tank-Hunting-Unit 653) which was after returning from Italy renamed in sPzJgKp 614 (heavy Tank-hunting-Company 614) was the last unit to use Elephants. Their last fight was on 22. April 1945 near Zossen southerly of Berlin...

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intresting stuff the elefant seems to have been a complete failure i remember reading that they often broke down and were just abondoned.
Were the Jagd-Tigers what replaced the elefants as tank destroyers?

Iam thinking up a dio right now that will involve my
Pz. IV Ausf H And a colum of panzer griendiers behinde it moving through a rural area (dont know where this is why i was wondering where elefants were in operation) With possibly a elefant or another SP sitting in a partially destroyed barn getting supplies and minor repairs. This is just a rough idea i have.

I was wanting to do a dio in france so what type of heavy tanks would have been in operation there in around 1944 onward.


Thx for your replies

the elefant seems to have been a complete failure i remember reading that they often broke down and were just abondoned.
Were the Jagd-Tigers what replaced the elefants as tank destroyers?

By 1944 most panzer divisions had both Panzer IV's and Panther tanks ...The tigers were now in separate Abteilungs...(except for a few exceptions..before you jump all over me) You could have a PanzerIV from the 12 SS division pass a Tiger from the 101SS Schwere Abteilung because the fought side by side against the British and Canadian troops. The 503 had early Kingtigers with the Porshe turrets again in the British sector.