The
Elefant (
German for "elephant") was a heavy
tank destroyer used by German
Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. It was built in small numbers in 1943 under the name
Ferdinand after its designer
Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls that had been produced for the
Tiger I tank requirement which was rejected in favour of a
Henschel design.
In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed
Elefant. The official German designation was
Panzerjäger Tiger (P)[Note 1] and the
ordnance inventory designation was
Sd. Kfz. 184.