Kurt Knispel, the highest scoring tank ace of all time (162 enemy AFVs destroyed), also served with the 503rd, and was killed in action on 29 April 1945 in his Tiger II.
Kurt Knispel, najbolji tenkovski as svih vremena (162 uništenih protivničkih oklopnih vozila) je također služio u 503. bojni i ubijen je u akciji 29. travnja 1945. u Tigeru II.