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late 1943

The Porsche VK 4502P heavy tank project with mixed electric and internal combustion propulsion was selected by the Nazis for series production, the official designation was Panzerkampwagen VI Tiger Ausfuhrung B (Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger Ausf.B); it would later become known as the Tiger II; 1500 were commissioned but only 500 were actually produced before the end of the war.