101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion

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101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 101 (renumbered: Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 501)
Active	19 July 1943 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Battalion, up to 45 tanks
Part of	I SS Panzer Corps
Equipment	Tiger I, Tiger II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Heinz von Westernhagen Heinrich Kling[1]
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101st Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (German: Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 101) was a German heavy tank battalion in the Waffen-SS during World War II. With the introduction of new Tiger II tanks in late 1944, the unit was renumbered as the 501st Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (German: Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 501).