The tank was located on railroad line at Soultz area, France. My father took several photos (right, left and front sides of this tank)
dated March 1945. I will have to check regimental history in an effort to narrow down a specific date.
The response with "Harold Bare jagdtiger tank" 1945 location cross referenced to present day location is the same tank and location in my father's photos.
Initial order of 150 tanks; only 40 to 70 were produced and estimated that only half saw combat.
The limited number and tremendous size have added to their lasting impression on the battlefield and later.
According to my research:
I believe the British Army Tank Museum has one of only 2 tanks built of a jagdtiger with a Porsche-designed suspension system. This type of suspension could not support the vehicle's 70 ton weight. German army decided to tick with the standard Henschel-designed suspension system as fitted to the Tiger II
The U.S. Army Ordance Museum has a jagdtiger (delivered in 1945). First prototype showed up in April, 1944. It was originally developed as an antiaircraft gun. It has a gasoline engine that could produce 600 to 700 horsepower....extremely underpowered. Top speed of only 9 miles per hour.
128-mm gun and a four or six man crew, carried 38 main gun rounds, 2,925 rounds of 7.92 -mm ammunition for its two machine guns. The armor-piercing rounds fired by the jagdtiger weighed 62.4 punds each....I'll save the other details...