Although they were successful, the British forces destroyed the tank's tracks, forcing the crew to abandon it.
There were some breakdowns during their assault, but the tank has backed up its fame as being highly indestructible. Although they were ordered to move there, they went on destroying the British convoy in Villers-Bocage. On June 13, 1944, they were redeployed to point 213 at the Villers-Bocage, France. This is where the crew made a name for themselves, often being referred to as the "Tiger Ace". This specific tank was deployed at the eastern front, at Leningrad, Russia as one of the combatants in the 101st Tigergruppe. Dieter Berndt (Schutze/Private, Radio Operator).Alfred Litzke (Schutze/Private, Loader).Joseph Shultz (Feldwebel/Sergeant, Gunner).Arno Schroif (Oberschutze/Senior Private, Driver).Maximillian Voss (Hauptmann/Captain, Tank Commander) I have a piece of Russian steel still in my ribs.