Lion, Tiger, Bear I 13 Italians and Germans. It still is a huge oasis with much water and many palms. Look it up. Beautiful! On the lighter side, the Germans really did print a hilarious Tiger Tank operators manual as a comic book with naked women. Young enlisted men who knew how to work on a farm tractor comprised the lions share of tank crews, and by all accounts they loved the book. Who says the regular German Army had no sense of humor back then? If readers dont believe that Allied soldiers behind the lines could have learned to operate a German tank somewhat effectively in a short period of time, I must insist you are wrong. Well-trained and highly motivated soldiers in dire situations can do almost anything they put their minds to. Ask any combat veteran. The electric hybrid Porsche Tiger tank was also real; three were built with an 88 mm gun, but the main contract went to the Henschel Works.