A World War II vehicle with the German word for kitten in its name, was a smaller version of the German tank known by American soldiers as what?
Tiger II Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen" Tiger "Ausf". B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was "Sd.Kfz." 182. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger" (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces.
Bergetiger The Bergetiger was the name the Allied forces gave to a German World War II armored tracked vehicle based on the Tiger I chassis. The vehicle was found abandoned on a roadside in Italy with terminal engine problems. The main gun had been removed, and a boom & winch assembly had been fitted to the turret. No other Tiger tanks modified in this manner were ever recovered.