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Tiger "242" of s.Pz.Abt.504 lies abandoned in Sicily in 1943. The tank's suspension has collapsed due to an internal fire. The rotated turret (aiming into a hillside rather than at the enemy) and the open engine hatch suggest a failed attempt to repair it preceded its deliberate immolation. The enterprising Sicilian populace has already removed all of the sheet-metal mudguards and several wheels.
A side vent of Mt. Etna is in the background, with an unusual farmhouse beside it; this allows us to locate the Tiger on the Via Armando Diaz.
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