Apart from research, training, and a five-tank attachment to the Panzer Lehr, the Tiger II was only issued to heavy tank battalions (schwere Panzer-Abteilungen) of the German Army (Heer), or Waffen-SS.
Osim za razvoj, trening i pet tenkova dodjeljenih Panzer Lehr (najelitnija postrojba), Tigeri II su dodijeljeni teškim oklopnim bojnama (schwere Panzer Abteilung) njemačke vojske (Heer) ili postrojbama Waffen SS.