![]() ![]() Going back further, German heavy tank development can be traced back to 1937 with the German Armaments Ministry issuing a specification for a new heavy tank to Daimler-Benz, Henschel, MAN and Porsche. Germany wasted no time in catching up in the gun-armor race and was soon to have developed some of the best armored fighting vehicles of world war 2. This caused the development of the new heavy tank to progress at a feverish rate. However, Hitler's interest in the project peaked after the Germans encountered the T-34 medium tank which had practically rendered the entire German panzer forces obsolete. ![]() It was not until June 22nd, 1941 that Operation Barbarossa was launched. This is not entirely accurate as the planning had already begun at a meeting with Hitler on 26th May, 1941. Many had noted that the Tiger was conceived after the Germans encountered the Russian T-34 during the campaign on the east. The Red Army was the only one in the world equipped with heavy tanks (KV-1) and the superior medium tanks (T-34). By the time of Operation Barbarossa (invasion of Russia), the Russians had possessed the best tanks of its time, both superior in quality and quantity. Germany was late to join in the race for the development of heavy tanks. ![]()
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