German and Hungarian soldiers are posing near the heavy tank Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf. B “King Tiger” from the 503rd heavy tank battalion of the Nazi Wehrmacht in Budapest, during Operation Panzerfaust.
In October 1944, the Nazis, fearing losing Hungary’s oil fields, committed a coup d’etat in Budapest, which resulted in the transfer of power to Ferenc Salashi.
Source of information about the Panzer VI Ausf. B photo:
1. Bundesarchiv / Bild 101I-680-8282A-16A
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date: October 1944
Photo by Faupel