Sep 10, 2017 · Specifically specialized armoured fighting vehicles with a fixed forward facing gun on a tank chassis. The lack of a rotating turret made them cheaper and easier to make than conventional tanks, and this led to their being the most numerous German AFVs on the battlefield in the late-war years.

The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) was an assault gun produced by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle , [ 4 ] and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle …

Dec 1, 2014 · StuG aces. The most incredible score was registered by an Ausf.F from the Stug.Abt.244 in Stalingrad in early September of 1942. It was commanded by Oberwachtmeister Kurt Pfreundtner and destroyed nine Soviet tanks in …

Sturmgeschütz (abbreviated StuG) meaning "assault gun" was a series of armored fighting vehicles used by both German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS formations during the Second World War (1939–1945). The main StuGs were the StuG III and StuG IV based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tank chassis respectively.

By the end of 1943 there were 39 assault gun battalions on the Eastern Front with a total of 1006 StuGs. The average operational rate increased to 15 Stug for each battalion. In 1943 the Wehrmacht was mostly on the defensive and the StuG became a mainstay of the defense.

StuG aces. The most incredible score was registered by an Ausf.F from the Stug.Abt.244 in Stalingrad in early September of 1942. It was commanded by Oberwachtmeister Kurt Pfreundtner and destroyed nine Soviet tanks in 20 minutes, which earned him the Knights Cross.

Aug 20, 2022 · The StuG III, while not intended to engage enemy armor, could easily defeat Soviet light tanks thanks to their armor-piercing rounds that could penetrate some 34 mm of armor at 1 km.

Jan 13, 2021 · The StuG became a central element of the Army with over 10,000 vehicles produced in total. Its role evolved from infantry support to anti-tank tasks (every unit produced from March 1942 onward could act as a tank destroyer armed with a high-velocity gun) with excellent results.

Oct 19, 2014 · Stug Ace Hugo Primozic was born in 1914 in Württemberg, Germany to a German mother and a Slovenian father. He enlisted with the German army in May 1934 and joined the Artillery.

Mar 12, 2017 · Contributing to the cult status of StuG was the fact that it was the most produced armored fighting vehicle of Nazi Germany. Based on a chassis of the mass produced Panzer III, the Sturmgeschütz III (hence the mark) overwhelmed the …