The Tank Museum’s Jagdtiger was one of eleven (plus an unarmoured prototype) which were fitted with the Porsche suspension system. It was built in July 1944 and sent to the Sennelager testing ground just north of the city of Paderborn, where it was used for trials. On 5 April, the Jagdtiger was abandoned - and was captured by units of the American XIX Corps the next day. After the war Paderborn became part of the British Zone of Occupation - both the Jagdtiger and King Tiger V2 were seen at Haus