Maus with external fuel tank, rear view, April 1944
Maus prototype on trials with with a mockup turret, Böblingen January 1944
2nd Maus with a camouflage pattern. Böblingen April 1944
Maus at Soviet Union’s tank proving ground Kubinka
Maus turret Nr. 351452 at the Krupp factory in Essen, 1945
Maus turret at the Krupp factory in Essen, 1945
Maus turret and hull Maus turret at the Krupp factory in Essen
Panzer VIII Maus tank on a test run
First Maus bogged down in the mud, 17 March 1944 Boblingen
Second Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus 9 April 1944
Panzer VIII Maus in front of 7th Ersatz Panzer Regiment barracks, 14 January 1944
Maus turret at the Krupp factory in Essen, 1945 3
Maus turret at the Krupp factory in Essen, 1945 2
Second Maus blown up at Kummersdorf 1945
Maus loaded onto a flatbed railway car 1945
Second Maus blown up at Kummersdorf 1945 2
Maus hull Nr. 351453 at the Krupp factory in Essen, 1945
Soviet “hybrid” Maus
Maus wooden model on display for Adolf Hitler, 14 May 1943
Maus tank 17 March 1944, Boblingen
Maus turret and hull after being captured by the Allies
Maus found by Soviets at the Kumersdorf proving grounds
Panzer VIII Maus at Boblingen 17 Mar 1944
Porsche Type 205 Maus, April 1944
Schwere Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built.
Crew: 6
Total production: 2 (order had been placed for a production series of 150 but was cancelled in October 1943)
In April 1945, when the Red Army units were approaching, the Germans decided to destroy the prototypes because they could not be evacuated – both tanks were blown up, but only one was significantly damaged. In the future, one of the two damaged tanks was assembled on the instructions of the commander of armored and mechanized troops, and on may 4, 1946, it was delivered to the test site in Kubinka. After testing, the power plant, as well as all internal equipment, was dismantled. Currently, this vehicle is on display in Kubinka.