Originally Posted by
Stern
At the 01.12.1942 had the Tiger 112, 124, 131 and 142 (together with 4 Panzer III N - 7,5 cm short) their first battle contact ( 3 hours) with tanks (Sherman, General Lee and M3 Scout Car) of the 1. US-PzDiv. 34 tanks were destroyed. No Tiger was lost.
I wonder where this slightly-wrong information comes from? We have excellent photos of Tigers on their way to that battle on that morning; you can even identify the exact spot in the road where the photos were taken;
But there is no Tiger 124, because it never existed. Instead we see here the company commander's Tiger "11".
David