Swiss museum restores German 1944 'King Tiger' tank to working order


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021

Restorator Bernd Kubicki stands in front of the turret of a German World War II Tiger II "King Tiger" tank during restoration works at the Swiss Military Museum Full in Full, Switzerland March 22, 2021. Picture taken March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

FULL, Switzerland (Reuters) - A Swiss museum is restoring a rare King Tiger tank used by Nazi Germany's 506th Heavy Tank Battalion on the Western Front and

hopes it will become the second driveable King Tiger left in the world.

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