Tank memorial, Tank memorial in La Gleize, Belgium

The Tank Memorial in La Gleize, Belgium, is a war memorial built around a German Tiger II tank displayed on a public street in front of a museum. The tank shows clear damage from combat, and the adjoining building houses a collection of weapons and military equipment from World War II.

The Tiger II belonged to a German SS armored unit and saw combat during the Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944. After the fighting ended, it was left behind and eventually designated as a memorial.

The tank carries the white numerals "213" on its turret, identifying this Königstiger of the 1st SS Panzer Regiment. It stands on the village square in front of the December 44 Museum, opposite the church, and is the spot where locals and visitors stop to look at the vehicle left behind after the Ardennes fighting.

The tank stands on a public street and can be seen from the outside at any time without needing to enter a building. If you also want to visit the museum next door, it is worth checking the opening hours before you go, as they may vary.

The tank was saved from the scrapyard of the Liège steelworks after the war. Jenny Geenen-Dewez offered the Americans clearing the battlefield a bottle of cognac to leave the Königstiger 213 in the village as a reminder of the fighting. It was towed a short distance to the square and set up there.