THE TIGER TANK OF VIMOUTIERS in Normandy

Collective work

The Tiger tank of Vimoutiers is the only German armoured vehicle of this type engaged in the final phase of the Battle of Falaise-Chambois to have remained in place since the end of the conflict. For nearly eight decades now, its silhouette has become a familiar sight. A rest area allows tourists and curious visitors to approach this relic of the Battle of Normandy.

With time taking its toll, it became necessary for an association, CATIVEN, with the support of the Vimoutiers town hall and under the supervision of the DRAC, to undertake the restoration of this historical monument.

This work is intended to help finance part of the restoration of the Tiger tank, as well as the creation of a museum to ensure its protection and public display. It traces the memory of this armoured vehicle, the latest discoveries about it, and its historical renown.

It also evokes the presence of the Tiger tank and its depiction in numerous comics since 1945, followed by previously unpublished illustrations by the greatest artists of the ninth art.

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Historical section: Pierre Perret. Introduction, Vimoutiers, history of the Vimoutiers tank, the 8 surviving Tiger Is, the Cativen association, the Tiger I aces, the last Tiger Is, the genesis of the Panzer VI Tiger I, myths and reality, production, technical specifications, the 1943 Tiger manual, interview with Christophe Prime, curator of collections at the Mémorial de Caen, the Tiger I concise guide, glossary.

Comics & miscellaneous section: Pierre-Marie Jamet and collective. Articles: Hugo Pratt and the war, war comics, the Russ Heath case, an American in Guerquesalles, Guy Mouminoux alias Guy Sajer — a comic book author in the Wehrmacht, Hayao Miyazaki adapts Otto Carius's memoirs as a manga, reference works and curiosities, portfolio of unpublished Tiger I tank drawings with Tardi, Nicolas Aubert, Marc Védrines, Gildas Java, Philippe Jarbinet, Eric Liberge, Bruno Marivain, Lucio Perinotto, Fabrice Le Hénanff, Gwen-dal Lemercier, Stéfan Agosto, Gaetan Nocq, Thierry Charpentier, and the view of the children of Vimoutiers on their heritage.