It fought as part of the II SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Normandy and was nearly destroyed.

Renumbered as 502nd Heavy SS Panzer Battalion in late 1944, the unit was destroyed in the Halbe Pocket in Spring 1945.

[2] Originally, each heavy tank battalion was composed of a single company of Tiger I's, attached to each respective SS Panzer Division in the Panzerkorps.

The battalion was almost completely destroyed during the fighting in Normandy; in September 1944 it was pulled back to Germany to reform.

[4] Equipped with Tiger II tanks, the battalion took part in the defense against the Red Army at the Oder front.