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Kurt Knispel in Tiger II

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1:72 assembly kit by "Pegasus"

Tiger II, also known as King Tiger, Royal Tiger, Bengal Tiger.

This is a tribute build to Kurt Knispel, best and finest tank ace of world war 2, if not of all time.
Unlike other well known german tank aces like Wittmann, Mr. Knispel was not consumed by Nazi ideology and the "sore throat" phenomenon - meaning the lust for medals, especially the knight's cross.

Although he was the best, he was climbing up the ladder of ranks very slowly because he was treating the enemies fairly. Knispel is known for having attacked a SS officer because he was mistreating soviet POWs. Also, he was not having a very disciplinary attitude at times, he was having hair longer than regulations and a goatee. Some sources say he was also raiding storage camps to take what he wanted.

He is accounted for 168 tank kills, but it might be as high as 195 kills, because he was a very modest man and as such always stepped back if there was a dispute over who destroyed an enemy tank.

Kurt Knispel died 10 days before the end of WW2, although he would have deserved to live, unlike other Nazis who survived.
Image size
2304x3456px 2.41 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix HS20EXR
Shutter Speed
1/128 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
28 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 8, 2014, 2:23:48 PM
Sensor Size
6mm
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WolleWolf95's avatar
wittman war ja eigentlich das tiger ass gewesen