He was a recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves. I have desided to use the tamiya tiger i early as the base kit. P lake ricu, dunaburg, latvia, 12th 16th july 1944. I have a lot of factual books about world war 2, and this fits straight into them. This page is for fans and admirers of commander otto carius. By coincidence i was reading this book on a visit to the tank museum in. This book is written by otto carius, one of the most decorated wwii german tank. I need tips regarding which foto etched kits to use and so on. No german tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous tiger, and otto carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a tiger into battle, destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible. Again we would like to invite you to another event where you can buy our book and gift items. Abt 502 in his tiger tank spearheaded a pellmell rush into the small russian village of malinava in order to rescue an encircled assault gun battalion and stabilize a defensive front in the dunaburg modern day daugavpils, latvia sector. During november of 1943, a german tank ace called otto carius was tasked with commanding a platoon of tiger tanks near the belarusian city of vitebsk.
Tigers in the mud by otto carius, 9780811729116, available at book. Read tigers in the mud the combat career of german panzer commander otto carius by otto carius available from rakuten kobo. This is the tiger which the famous german tanker, otto carius, commanded. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius, mechanicsburg 2003.
He commanded it only until july 1944 because of his battle wounds. After the war, carius studied pharmacy at heidelberg university and set up a pharmacy which he named the tiger apotheke as a tribute to the tiger tank. The tiger 1 being a tiger i ausf h and the tiger 217 being a tiger i ausf e. We now have both major tiger i variants as premiums. Otto carius, a world war ii german panzer ace credited with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, mostly on the eastern front, has died at 92. Wwii began with a metallic roar as the german blitzkrieg raced across europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of. Tiger 1 build otto carius 2 in winter camo rc tank. While caruis very interesting autobiography tigers in the mud has numerous pictures of his first tiger i bort number 2 this kit is apparently of a later tank bort number 217 which has both factory zimmerit and also the. The july photos show carius in tiger 217 conferring with infanty and reading a map. This section is to show and tell about any customizing or revamping you have done or are doing to a heng long tank. No german tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous tiger, and otto carius. During his recovery, carius was transferred to the 512 heavy antitank battalion, which was under training for the new jagdtigers, equipped with powerful 128mm guns.
There are 2 photos showing it in whitewash with small black numerals. Tigers in the mud otto carius on the eastern front 19421944 by mike haught otto carius was born. See more ideas about otto carius, tiger tank and ww2 tanks. Tiger nel fango italia storica ebook by otto carius. Also for the first time, otto carius encountered russians latest js1 or possibly js2 heavy tank. But i havent been able to locate an actual pic that is definitively 2 in winter camo, so im basing it on this pic below from the front cover of otto carius s excellent book tigers in the mud, borrowed from the website.
Im going for the early tiger 2 of the abt 502 in winter camo as used by otto carius during the battle of narva. The book also contains excerpts from his book tiger im schlamm first edition printed 1960. Carius tiger 2 in war thunder during his recovery, carius was transferred to the 512 heavy antitank battalion, which was under training for the new jagdtigers, equipped with powerful 128mm guns. Michael wittmann and the waffen ss tiger commanders of the leibstandarte in. Unluckily for the russians, tankpunching just so happened to be otto s. One of the most respected and successful german tank aces, otto carius, who destroyed more than 150 tanks, died on 24 th january 2015, at the age of 92. Leutnant otto carius after receiving oakleaves to his knights cross. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius stackpole military history series paperback august 1, 2003. In recognition of his gallantry and unmatched battlefield leadership, he was awarded the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves, known in germany as ritterkreuz des eisernen kreuzes mit eichenlaub. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius. Bekannt wurde er als autor seines 1960 veroffentlichten buchs tiger im. What others are saying tiger ii otto carius t 34 85 mg 34 ferdinand porsche army vehicles armored vehicles luftwaffe medium armor. I believe that otto tells the reader how a commander had to balance between his. World war ii began with a metallic roar as the german blitzkrieg raced across europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century.
Early in the war, the slightly built carius was rejected twice for military service for being underweight. He received a knights cross with oak leaves for bravery in combat. Otto carius and the greatest shot ever taken in a tank. In the first volume in the armor series, the panzerkampfwagen v panther one of the most famous wwii armored vehicles gets extremely detailed coverage.
Also for the first time, otto carius encountered russians latest js. Hl mato tiger 1 early, tamiya tiger 1 early, taigen tiger 1 mid taigen t3485, hl su100 jagdpanzer lang taiga jagdpanther. Just finished reading the book tigers in the mud by otto carius and have now desided to bild a tiger i replicating the one he used when in and around narva febmarch44 as a then plutoon comander. Finalmente disponibile in ebook le avvincenti memorie di otto cariu. Tigers in the mud ebook by otto carius rakuten kobo. Warrior profile ace tanker otto carius news war thunder. Tiger 1 represents cariuss first tiger 2 and has been modified using the photos in his book as a guide. E otto carius tiger i midproduction battle of malonovka dragon zimmerit. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius at. Wehrmacht heer tiger ace oberleutnant otto carius summer tunic version. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius stackpole military history series new ed. Otto s mission was simple, shoot every russian tank he could find, right in the face. On the 8th of march, 1945, carius s company, which still hadnt completed its. The book is filled with detailed photos and illustrations of his numerous medals, decorations and documents and includes a transcript of an interview with otto carius about his time in the military.
Tiger i tanks of albert kersher and otto carius, of 2nd company. More otto carius german soldiers ww2 german army military art military history eastern front ww2 ww2 photos ww2 pictures tank armor. No german tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous tiger, and otto carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a tiger into battle, destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career. Otto carius won the knights cross with oak leaves for his bravery during wwii. Heavy tank battalion 502, detached to help infantry units in the karasino and marruga areas to establish a firm front line. On the 8th of march, 1945, cariuss company, which still hadnt completed its training, was sent to the front line, near siegburg. Otto carius gives us a heartfelt account of just what it was like to live every day, not knowing if this was your last. Tiger 217 had been in the company since the start of 1944. Otto carius 27 may 1922 24 january 2015 was a german tank commander in the. There are a few books erroneously claiming another early tiger photo with carius standing in front of it is also 217 eg. Wehrmacht heer tiger ace oberleutnant otto carius summer. Could easily have been an alternate cover shot for the otto carius book tigers in the mud, which was published in 17 languages. Otto carius 19222015 was a tank commander who fought for the german army during world war ii. See more ideas about otto carius, german army and tiger tank.
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