Tigers in the Ardennes: The 501st Heavy SS Tank Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge

by Gregory A. Walden

Overview

Detailed look at the German 501st SS Heavy Tank Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781507304792
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	06/06/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	83 MB
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About the Author

Greg Walden is a retired U.S. Army officer. He served in Armor branch and spent three tours of duty in Germany during the Cold War. While there he visited the Ardennes area many times to research armor battles.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 10

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 The King Tiger and other Vehicles of s.SS-Pz.Abt.501 14

Chapter 2 The Battalion and its Soldiers on the Eve of the Ardennes Offensive 20

Chapter 3 Watch on the Rhine 27

Chapter 4 "A Wild Hunt" 31

Chapter 5 "I'm Not Tired of Living" 43

Chapter 6 "Our Trump Card had Failed" 51

Chapter 7 What Happened to the Tanks after the Battle? 65

Chapter 8 Tiger Tanks of s.SS-Pz Abt.501 Engaged in the Ardennes Offensive 95

Appendix Comparative Table of Waffen-SS Ranks to U.S. Army Ranks 125

Endnotes 126

Selected Bibliography 132

Index 140