Tiger Tank
The Vimoutiers Tiger tank is a World War II German Tiger I tank on outdoor display at Vimoutiers in the Orne Department, Normandy, France. The tank was abandoned by its crew in August 1944 during the latter stages of the Battle of Normandy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: world War II monument in France
- Also known as: “Char Tigre I” and “Vimoutiers Tiger tank”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Couvent des Bénédictines de Vimoutiers and Église Notre-Dame de Vimoutiers.
Couvent des Bénédictines de Vimoutiers
Historic building
Photo: P Florentin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Couvent des Bénédictines de Vimoutiers is a historic building, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Tiger Tank.
Église Notre-Dame de Vimoutiers
Church
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Vimoutiers is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Tiger Tank.
Manoir de la Cocardière
Manor estate
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manoir de la Cocardière is a manor estate, which is situated 2 km south of Tiger Tank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vimoutiers and Guerquesalles.
Vimoutiers
Village
Photo: Jmalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vimoutiers is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers.
Guerquesalles
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guerquesalles is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Pontchardon
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pontchardon is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy, north-western France. Pontchardon is situated 4 km east of Tiger Tank.
Tiger Tank
- Categories: tank memorial, Tiger I, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vimoutiers, Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.92365° or 48° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
0.2149° or 0° 12′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FW2W6F7+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 630846318OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tankOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3563619
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tiger Tank” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “维穆捷虎式坦克”
- French: “char Tigre de Vimoutiers”
- French: “Char Tigre de Vimoutiers”
- Japanese: “フランス・ヴィムティエの道路脇”
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Highlights include Centre Hospitalier Marescot and Ehpad de l’Hôpital.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tiger Tank”. Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.