102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion

102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 102
ActiveJuly 1943
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Waffen-SS
TypePanzer
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeBattalion, up to 45 Panzer
EquipmentTiger I Panzer
EngagementsBattle of Normandy
Battle of Verrieres Ridge
Operation Totalize
Operation Tractable
Falaise Pocket

The 102nd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion (German: schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 102) was a German heavy tank battalion of the Waffen-SS during World War II. It fought as part of the II SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Normandy and was nearly destroyed. Renumbered as 502nd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion in late 1944, the unit was destroyed in the Halbe Pocket in Spring 1945.