Jagdtiger '331' Hauled Across Ft. Benning to New NACC Tank Facility

This 70+ ton tank destroyer was knocked out in 1945 by the 10th Armored Division and has been in US Army historic collection ever since. Today it gets moved to a new climate controlled facility and will be preserved at the Training Support Facility in NACC care.

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[kiowhatta]

Considering only about 80 of these were ever produced this is a rare gem.
I’m sure I speak for most enthusiasts when I say these machines need to be ‘FULLY’ restored-that means not just restoring it to the point where once a year it gets driven around a little dirt track for a few hours and then mothballed.
Everyone wants to see this beast fire it’s main gun - even if they’re blanks, as even the WW2 footage hardly reveals any of these firing.
Everyone is disappointed at watching vehicles only being restored to simply drive around in a circle: The U.S army could easily oversee the management of restoration of the gun.
Give up thumbs up if you want to see these AFV’s fully restored and not just driven around in a boring circle.

[kevinadams]

Jagdtiger 331 was abandoned by it's crew along with Jagdtiger 323 in Neustadt, Germany in March of 1945 after both vehicles suffered damage to their final drives. The recoil cylinder was drained and a final round was fired to jam the 128 mm gun in full recoil and renderer it inoperable. It will be very good to see the 331 restored cosmetically and protected from the elements after 70+ years of sitting outside.

[HarborLockRoad]

I saw all these outside at the Aberdeen proving grounds back in the 90s, what a crime, to leave them to rot on outside storage all those years. Every one deserves a full running restoration as history belongs to all of us!

[canuckA]

Thanks for interviewing the people involved with the logistics of the move + the specs on the equipment used for the move.

[Shfrfam]

Great Job VNG and to my husband the driver, he truly takes a lot of pride in what he does. Great Video.

[oldgoat]

This was great to watch. The Tiger tank has always been one of my favorite vehicles, along with the Panther and Pershing. As an engineer, I enjoyed watching the big toys do their thing. This was terrific. Thank you, Sofi.

[nonamesplease]

I've seen Jagdtiger 331 several times while she was at APG and I built a model of this beast. I used to think she was immense, but she seems rather small next to the moving equipment, especially the M88.
Anyway, it's good to see her inside and out of the weather and ready for some love.

[georgeh.]

Hats off to you Charles and your crew at VNG Trucking. When you say your best of the best you truly are. And thank you for your service. I saw this beast back in 1984 at APG. Sophie thank you for these videos. Always great to see how these precious pieces of history are now being better preserved and restored.

[vanguardactual]

Thank you Sophie for All your coverage of the new NACC, it's vehicles, it's people & everything. You & your channel has been a blessing to this overall group of military history enthusiast, armor enthusiast, our Nations history & in fact many of the Worlds historical designs & achievements. Sincerely do appreciate all you have covered & hopefully will continue to way into the future. You are one Cool Chick!

[TescoVee]

So awesome! Glad to see the Jagdtiger in a climate controled bay able to be truly preserved for the future!!

[JasperJokerII]

While it looks small compared to other modern vehicles, back in its day it was a beast to be reckoned with

[bted]

Great video and thanks again for highlighting the transport company that made the move happen. Thanks to VNG trucking for giving the move the precission and TLC that the Jagdtiger needed. Each section and group defined professionalism to execute this challenging move. Thanks again Sofi for documenting this piece of history making history yet again.

[bluedawg]

Thanks for the video. I saw this Jagdtiger when it was back at Aberdeen. Very impressive machine. Glad to see they are trying to take better care of it now.

[SPSteve]

Good to see the old beast getting some love. These historic fighting vehicles need to be preserved.

[jasonpuckett]

I just want to echo a lot of these comments and say thank you for this. You and your channel are a blessing to anyone even remotely interested in armored vehicles.

[zizkazenit]

I’m mostly just impressed that the original lifting lugs are still trustworthy. Thanks for this video Sofilein!

[marcanglin]

On a dark, dreary and rainy day back in 1982, I toured the tank museum and outdoor display at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. I have well over 200 color slides of the armored vehicles that were on display at that time, and 331 is amongst those photos. I have always felt honored to have been able to see, film and touch 1 of only 3 existing examples of these tremendous machines, and I am smiling now, knowing that 331 will be lovingly taken care of in her new home.

[shadovanish]

I visited the Aberdeen armor museum in the summer of 1974, with my Dad (who had worked at Aberdeen Proving Grounds on weapons development during or after WW2). It was the largest, most impressive, & interesting display of tanks, artillery & other weapons I have seen. My Dad was quite knowledgeable of many of the tanks, artillery pieces, railway gun, V-2 rocket (he did research on the V-2 rockets in the 1950's), & much of the other items at the museum. I was about 10 years old at the time, & the museum was probably the most fascinating place I'd been to.
As I remember, most of the museum items were stored outside when I visited, & the road leading to the museum had tanks displayed on both sides. I wanted to see them all, & Dad stopped the car & took pictures of several of the tanks along side the road, but time was limited, & there was much to see, so we spent most of the time walking around the large field where most of tanks & artillery were displayed.
I remember seeing a Tiger 2 tank, which had been shot in the front lower hull (where the armor was thickest, I believe), & it looked like an oversize ice cream scoop had been used to remove some of the armor from 1 or 2 areas on the front lower hull, but did not go through the armor.
The tanks were fascinating, but the most interesting pieces were probably the German railway gun & V-2 rocket. I remember my Dad explaining to me that the rocket engine's thrust was directed (vectored) using moveable carbon vanes (to withstand the rocket's exhaust heat) located in the rocket's exhaust, & that the vanes were controled using gyroscopes & a feedback principle.
The railway gun (called "Leopold", I believe, was written on the side of the gun carriage) was collosal & looked like it might could have still worked, but I doubt it could have.
I'm pretty sure I didn't want to leave that museum, even after a full day there-lol!
I understand that some or all of the displayed tanks, etc. have since been dispersed to other museums.

[abbeyhall]

Amazing work everybody, thank you for taking care of this tank.

[LeveretteJamesClifford]

To the Marilyn Monroe only more beautiful Sofilein tank girl, I love the way your refer to the facility as being the Jagtiger's Forever Home, as though it was a rescue pet!