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Panzer VIII Maus

Panzer VIII Maus

The Panzer VIII Maus was a German super-heavy tank designed and built during the second world war. Two prototypes were completed, the first with a dummy mock-up turret. Other incomplete Maus chassis and turrets were found by the Allies after the war.

Photos of the Panzer VIII Maus

Photos of scale models of the Maus can be found here.

Panzer VIII Maus V1

First Drive

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret

Maus V1 Evaluation

Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret — Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret With a Destroyed Russian KV-1

Camouflaged Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret — Panzer VIII Maus V1 With Mock-Up Turret With a Destroyed Russian KV-1

Panzer VIII Maus V2

Panzer VIII Maus V2

Panzer VIII Maus V2

Interior

Panzer VIII Maus MG-34 Installation

Panzer VIII Maus Turret Interior — Panzer VIII Maus MG-34 Installation

Panzer VIII Maus Assembly Line

Maus Turret Under Construction — A British Soldier in Front of an Incomplete Maus Turret

A Partially Completed Chassis and Gun on the Assembly Line — A British Soldier in Front of an Incomplete Maus Turret

After Being Destroyed

Panzer VIII Maus V2 After Being Destroyed

Turret Nr.1 Being pulled off Maus V2 Under Soviet Direction

The Wreck of Maus V2

The Wreck of Maus V2

Two Polish soldiers pose inside the turret ring of a Maus hull at the Krupp proving grounds in Meppen, Germany