s.H.Pz.Abt ) and the Waffen-SS (s.SS.Pz.Abt). It was first used in combat with s.H.Pz.Abt. 503 during the Normandy campaign on 11 July 1944. on the Eastern Front the first unit to be outfitted with Tiger IIs was [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501st_heavy_tank_battalion_(Germany) s.H.Pz.Abt. 501 which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger IIs operational. Read