102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion

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102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 102
Active	July 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Battalion, up to 45 Panzer
Equipment	Tiger I Panzer
Engagements	Battle of Normandy Battle of Verrieres Ridge Operation Totalize Operation Tractable Falaise Pocket

The 102nd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (German: schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 102) was a German heavy tank battalion of the Waffen-SS during World War II. It fought as part of the II SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Normandy and was nearly destroyed. Renumbered as 502nd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion in late 1944, the unit was destroyed in the Halbe Pocket in Spring 1945.