Tiger II is the common name of a
German heavy tank of the
Second World War. The final official German designation was
Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to
Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was
Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name
Königstiger (the
German name for the
Bengal tiger), often translated literally as
Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as
King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces.