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TIL 1,300 German Tiger I tanks were produced during WWII. As of June 2013, only 7 tanks remain intact and only one of those tanks are operational, Tank 131. This tank will be featured in the upcoming Brad Pitt film, FURY, the first time an operational Tiger I tank has ever been in film.

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