Download or read book St rmgeschutze written by Bob Carruthers and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sturmgeschütz rumbling forward into action is one of the iconic images of World War II. As mobile assault guns, the StuGs were essentially designed as infantry support weapons, but they also proved themselves as highly effective tank destroyers.??Written by Emmy Award winning author Bob Carruthers this fascinating study encompasses the design, development and combat history of the StuG II and IV.??Drawing on a variety of rare primary sources and photographs this outstanding study explains the role of the StuG in context and examines the combat records of the StuG aces such as Franz von Malachowski, and Knight's Cross holder Oberwachtmeister Hugo Primozic of Stug.Abt.667. Indispensable reading for anyone with an interest in armoured warfare.??This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht.

Download or read book STUG III Sturmgeschutz III Ausfuhrung A to G SdKfz 142 Enthusiasts Manual written by Mark Healy and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German Sturmgeschütz series of assault guns was a successful and cost-effective range of armoured fighting vehicles; of which some 10,000 were built during the Second World War. Based on the chassis of the Panzer III tank; the turret was replaced by an armoured fixed superstructure fitted with a more powerful 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. Originally intended as a mobile assault weapon for infantry support; the StuG was constantly modified and saw extensive use on all battlefronts as an assault gun and tank destroyer. Its fixed superstructure with limited-traverse mounting for the main armament was simpler and cheaper to build than the turret of the battle tank; plus its low height meant it was easy to camouflage and conceal. Towards the end of the war; more StuGs were built than tanks. StuGs also saw combat when used by several Axis allies; notably Romania and Finland. They were also exported to Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and Spain. The Soviet Union gave some of their captured German vehicles to Syria in the 1950s, which continued to use them up until the War over Water against Israel in the mid-1960s. By the time of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War in 1967; all of them had been either destroyed, stripped for spare parts, or placed on the Golan Heights as static pillboxes.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tz written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2018-07-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sturmgesch�tz, or StuG, as it is more popularly known, while conceived as self-propelled, infantry support artillery, in time, formed the backbone of Germany's anti-tank operations during WWII. With more than 135 war-era photos, this volume chronicles the design, development, and deployment of the first six (of nine variants) of this famed and feared weapon. The material is arranged in seven chapters, each focusing on a specific production model, or Ausf�hrung, of the Sturmgesch�tz. This volume covers the Ausf.A through F/8 variants used during the early WWII years. Comprehensive tables reveal the details of performance, as well as technical specifications of each variant. A concise, easy-to-read text, and detailed photo captions expose the secrets of this iconic vehicle. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Download or read book M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschütz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944–45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to the rubble-strewn streets of Aachen. The StuG lll was the quintessential assault gun, a low-slung, heavily armoured, turret-less vehicle intended to provide direct fire support for infantry formations, whilst the M10 3in Gun Motor Carriage was originally developed as a tank destroyer. However, by 1944 the 3in gun proved ineffectual against the most thickly armored German tanks, and was consequently relegated to infantry support too. Widely deployed in roles their designers had not envisaged, these two armoured fighting vehicles clashed repeatedly during the 11-month campaign, which saw the Allies advance from Normandy to the heart of the Reich. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tz written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2018-07-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sturmgesch�tz, or StuG as it is more popularly known, while conceived as self-propelled, infantry support artillery, in time, formed the backbone of Germany's anti-tank operations during WWII. With more than 130 war-era photos, this volume chronicles the design, development, and deployment of the final three (of nine variants) of this famed and feared weapon. The material is arranged in four chapters, each focusing on a specific production model, or Ausf�hrung, of the Sturmgesch�tz. This volume focuses on the most plentiful model, the later war Ausf.G, as well as the Sturmgesch�tz IV, and the similar, howitzer-armed Sturmhaubitze. Comprehensive tables reveal the details of performance, as well as technical specifications of each variant. A concise, easy to read text, and detailed photo captions expose the secrets of this iconic vehicle. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Download or read book Assault Gun written by Wojciech Gawrych and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of German assault guns which combined the PzKpfw III tank chassis and the 7.5 cm StuK L/24 assault gun. Includes 161 full color exterior and interior photos of the SdKfz 142 StuG III Ausf. D preserved at the Pansarmuseum in Axvall, Sweden, 45 b&w historical photos of StuG III Ausf. A-E, and 7 pp 1/24th, 1/35th & 1/72nd scale drawings of both standard and tropicalised StuG III Ausf. D.

Download or read book M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschütz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944–45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to the rubble-strewn streets of Aachen. The StuG lll was the quintessential assault gun, a low-slung, heavily armoured, turret-less vehicle intended to provide direct fire support for infantry formations, whilst the M10 3in Gun Motor Carriage was originally developed as a tank destroyer. However, by 1944 the 3in gun proved ineffectual against the most thickly armored German tanks, and was consequently relegated to infantry support too. Widely deployed in roles their designers had not envisaged, these two armoured fighting vehicles clashed repeatedly during the 11-month campaign, which saw the Allies advance from Normandy to the heart of the Reich. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tze Amoured Assault Guns written by Bob Carruthers and published by Archive Media Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The performance of the armored assault artillery battery completely won the confidence of the infantrymen." Report from 'Die Woche' magazine The Sturmgesch tz rumbling forward into action is one of the iconic images of World War II. As mobile assault guns, the StuGs were essentially designed as infantry support weapons, but they also proved themselves as highly effective tank destroyers. Written by Emmy Award winning author Bob Carruthers this fascinating study encompasses the design, development and combat history of the StuG III and IV. Drawing on a variety of rare primary sources and photographs this outstanding study explains the role of the StuG in context and examines the combat records of the StuG aces such as Franz von Malachowski, and Knight's Cross holder Oberwachtmeister Hugo Primozic of Stug.Abt.667. Indispensable reading for anyone with an interest in armoured warfare. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht. The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.

Download or read book Hitler s Tank Killer written by Hans Seidler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sturmgeschtz III was originally designed as an assault weapon, but as war progressed it was increasingly used in a defensive role and evolved into an assault gun and tank destroyer. By 1943 its main role was providing anti-tank support to the units in its area of operation. This consequently led to many StuGs being destroyed in battle. Nonetheless they were very successful as tank killers and destroyed, among others, many bunkers, pillboxes and other defenses. While not considered to be a true tank because it lacked a turret, the gun was mounded directly in the hull, with a low profile to reduce vehicle heights, and had a limited lateral traverse of a few degrees in either direction. Thus, the entire vehicle had to be turned in order to acquire targets. Omitting the turret made production much simpler and less costly, enabling greater numbers to be built. Most assault guns were mounted on the chassis of a Panzer III or Panzer IV, with the resultant model being called either a StuG III or StuG IV respectively. The StuG was one of the most effective tracked vehicles of World War II, and over 10,000 of them were eventually produced.

Download or read book German Assault Guns and Tank Destroyers 1940 1945 written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assault guns and tank destroyers deployed by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War are not as famous as tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but they were remarkably successful, and they are the subject of Anthony Tucker-Jones's wide-ranging photographic history. As the conflict progressed, the German army had to find a use for its obsolete panzers, and this gave rise to the turretless Sturmgeschütz or assault guns designed for infantry support. From 1944 onwards they played a vital role in Nazi Germany's increasingly defensive war. A selection of rare wartime photographs shows the variety of turretless armored fighting vehicles that were produced and developed – various models of the Sturmgeschütz III, the Sturmhaubitze, Jagdpanzer, Panzerjäger, Marder, Hetzer. Often a lack of tanks meant that these armoured vehicles were called on to fill the panzer's role, and they proved ideal during the Germans’ defensive battles on the Eastern Front as well as in Italy and Normandy – they were instrumental in delaying Germany's defeat. This highly illustrated account provides is a fascinating introduction to one of the less well-known aspects of armored warfare during the Second World War.

Download or read book German Assault Guns on the Eastern Front written by Hans Wijers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assault guns (Sturmgeschütz in German) were armored fighting vehicles similar to tanks, with the chassis and tracks of a panzer but without the rotating turret, which allowed the mounting of a larger gun. They were usually used to support infantry assaults, but they also proved effective as tank destroyers, especially late in the war when German tank inventory diminished. Among the most famous variants are the Sturmtiger and Brummbär (“Grouch”). Hans Wijers has assembled hundreds of photos—most of them never seen anywhere before—of these vehicles at war on the Eastern Front of World War II.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tze Vor written by Franz Kurowski and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illustrated History of the Sturmgesch tz Abteilung 202 written by Norbert Számvéber and published by Peko Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 was one of the most successful German assault gun units in the Second World War. It had been deployed exclusively on the Eastern Front against the Red Army between 1941 and 1945. The StuGs of this unit were very effective AFVs on the battlefield in the role of heavy weapons for infantry fire support and also as mobile antitank firepower. Dr. Norbert Számvéber, author of Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy and Days of Battle, presents a detailed combat history of this unit, primarily based on archival sources. The book includes a significant number of rare photographs and several maps.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tz III Assault Gun 1940 42 written by Hilary Doyle and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1996-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The workhorse of the German Army that swept across Poland, France and Russia, the Sturmgeschütz III saw service in all theatres of World War II, both in an infantry support role and as a tank destroyer. Cheaper and quicker to produce than a tank, the assault gun proved a remarkably effective weapon. Its design and development, production, capabilities and operational history are all closely examined, as is its tactical employment and organisation into units. This book uses original German combat and experience reports to show how the Sturmgeschütz fared in action, whilst also providing information on both retrofitted and production modifications.

Download or read book Sturmgeschutz written by Uwe Feist and published by Ryton Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive book on German assault guns of World War II. Cheaper to build than complicated Panthers or Tigers, assault guns far outnumbered tanks in Germany's armored fighting vehicle arsenal. On the battlefield, they were employed to support infantry and eventually to destroy tanks. Featured here are hundreds of rare wartime photos, and of special interest are the modern color photos that show the step-by-step restoration of a Sturmgeschtz III.

Download or read book Sturmgesch tz III written by Peter Müller and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume of Assault Gun III: Backbone of the German Infantry puts the weapon in its historical context and provides information about the production and use of the Sturmgeschütz III in combat. Volume II will provide information for identification of variants and their production months. Both volumes together will give the readers a full survey of the technical development of assault guns and assault howitzers. For this publication there were about 400 historical documents and document series processed, selected from the many which were available. These chosen documents form the basis for a new historical perspective on this important Wehrmacht weapon system. The documentation is illustrated by some 125 photographs, some of them hitherto unpublished, 70 graphs and plans about the Assault Gun and some 500 source references. To make navigation easy, documents and illustrations are arranged in chapters that follow the historic timeline: technical development of the Sturmgeschütz, series production, the variants of the assault guns and their deployment with Heer, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS. Rounding off the publication is a section giving details of production, acceptance and delivery of the Sturmgeschütz. For the first time it is possible to research the production numbers accurately and to express them in a way the reader can understand. A list of references, covering four pages, closes the appendix of the documentation. The list of the used sources is, because of its size, not printed in the book but is available for download on the publisher's homepage.

Download or read book Spielberger German Armor Military Vehicles Series 2 written by Walter J. Spielberger and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first two volumes of this definitive history of German armor are now available in English! Known for its emphasis on detail, the Spielberger series shows in factory, test and combat photographs, and detailed line drawings, all production models, prototypes and modifications of specific armor and military vehicles. Volume I covers all variations of the "Panther" tanks, including all vehicles that used the Panther chassis. Volume II on the Sturmgeschutz assault guns, shows all short and long gun versions, as well as the various support vehicles of the Sturmartillerie. Upcoming volumes include: Volume III on the Panzer IV, and Volume IV and the Panzer III.