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Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected.
The 653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion (German: Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653) was a tank destroyer unit of the German Wehrmacht active during World War II. It was equipped with Ferdinand and later Jagdtiger tank destroyers. Elements of the battalion served on the Eastern, Western, and Italian fronts between 1943 and 1945.
Only one tank went into service as a command tank in the Ferdinand unit, and served in Panzerjäger Abteilung 653. [4] It was deployed in April 1944 and lost that subsequent July. [4] The VK 45.01 (P)'s chassis and many of the Elefant's components were later used in developing the VK 45.02 (P) prototype heavy tank. [5]
Elefant/Ferdinand, officially 'Panzerjäger Tiger (P)' March 1943 Nazi Germany: 91 Mareșal tank destroyer: July 1943 Kingdom of Romania: 6–17 Jagdpanther: January 1944 Nazi Germany: 415 Jagdpanzer IV: December 1943 Nazi Germany: 2,000 Jagdtiger: February 1944 Nazi Germany: 70–88 Jagdpanzer 38(t) [a] [4] March 1944 Nazi Germany
Sturmtiger - assault tank based on Tiger I chassis. Armed with 380 mm rocket mortar converted from battle damaged tanks; Tiger II (Panzer VI B, Sd.Kfz. 182, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun; Jagdtiger (Sd.Kfz. 186) - Based on Tiger II chassis. Tank destroyer armed with a 128 mm PaK 44 gun (L/55)
Versions of this gun were mounted in a number of German armored vehicles under different designations, including the Tiger II heavy tank (KwK 43 L/71) and several tank destroyers: the Hornisse/Nashorn (Pak 43/1), Ferdinand/Elefant (Pak 43/2, early name Stu.K. 43/1), and Jagdpanther (Pak 43/3 and Pak 43/4, early name Stu.K. 43).
Sd.Kfz. 181 - Tiger I heavy tank; Sd.Kfz. 182 - Tiger II ("Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B") heavy tank; Sd.Kfz. 184 - Ferdinand/Elefant "Panzerjäger Tiger (P)" tank destroyer; Sd.Kfz. 185 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with 88 mm L/71 main gun due to lack of supply of 128mm gun; Sd.Kfz. 186 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with 12.8 cm Pak 44 main gun
FCM 36 light tank (100; France) Ferdinand/Elefant heavy tank destroyer (91; Germany) Fiat 3000 (L5/21 and L5/30) light tank derived from the Renault FT (200; Italy) Flamingo (popular name for the PzKpfw II Flamm) Flakpanzer I self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (24; Germany) Flakpanzer 38(t) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (141; Germany)