Ik heb even lopen zoeken vandaag. De meningen zijn erg verdeeld over het feit of hij nou wel of niet meedeed. Wat ik zo hier en daar las is dat hij niet op tijd aan het front kwam om mee te doen in het offensief.
In October, the unit moved out. s.Pz.Jäg.Abt.653 was assigned to the 17.Armee in Poland, during which time the third company also recieved some Jagdtigers. Production was slow, and in November, the unit had only 12 Jagdtigers. 6 more Jagdtigers recieved during November. In December, it was planned that the Jagdtigers should have taken part of the Ardennes offensive. 16 Jagdtigers are loaded onto trains, and two of the three trains unloaded 50 km. behind the front (as part of the 6.SS-Armee). Some Jagdtigers are diverted to Operation Nordwind, as part of the 17.SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Despite accounts that the Jagdtigers were used during the Ardennes offensive, there are no prrof which supports it. There are no photographs of any Jagdtigers during the Ardennes, and crew testimoneys say that they were not. The main reason the Jagdtiers didn't reach the front is the logistic situation, which was worsened by the offensive and the weather. During December and January, second company is equipped with Jagdtigers.
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http://www.panzerworld.net/jagdtigerMaar in mijn boekje van Tamiya zeggen ze dat hij wel meedeed met een paar JT'ers... Het maakt mij echt niet uit of hij wel of niet meedeed. De één zegt van wel en de ander niet. Ik kan hem ook wel bouwen, heb ik een excuusje.
Eelco