Zimmerit???

[Cymru]

I am building an initial production DAK Tiger I. My question is, did these have Zimmerit on or not?

[TheNordus]

Zimmerit was only applied on German tanks in late 1943, some months after the Battle of Kursk. As a general rule only mid and late tigers MUST have Zimmerit.

E: And tanks in Africa most certainly did NOT have Zimmerit ever.

[Stokesy44]

Nope. No Zim. Definitely.

[Stokesy44]

And technically they weren’t in the DAK, they were in the 5th Panzer Army but that’s a whole different story

[Cymru]

Zimmerit was only applied on German tanks in late 1943, some months after the Battle of Kursk. As a general rule only mid and late tigers MUST have Zimmerit.

E: And tanks in Africa most certainly did NOT have Zimmerit ever.

THANK YOU

[Cymru]

And technically they weren’t in the DAK, they were in the 5th Panzer Army but that’s a whole different story

I know, thats why you will never see a DAK palm tree on a Tiger! And thank you

[TheNordus]

And technically they weren’t in the DAK, they were in the 5th Panzer Army but that’s a whole different story

Oh, I didn't remember that. I remember wondering why there were no palm trees on Tigers, I think it's my favorite unit insignia from WW2.

[RobBye]

Maybe the best unit insignia ever!

[Cymru]

Maybe the best unit insignia ever!

Almost, as the British countered with the desert rats insignia!