Tiger II ‘223’ was abandoned just outside of La Gleize on December 19th, 1944.
This Tiger has no coat of Zimmerit which was no longer applied to AFVs after September 9th. This indicates that it was manufactured between early September and the beginning of October 1944.
After the recapture of LA Gleize the American 1st US Army organized a tour for some press corps photographers during which these photos were taken. It is almost certain that the GI’s we can see in the photos are from the escort provided to the press corps and that they have set fire to the Tiger II to provide some “interest” for their guests.