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Hi, does anyone knows any book in English about the German Rockets/Mortars (Werfer) and the vehicles that launched them? I already find out these: Joachim Engelmann. German Rocket Launchers in WWII . Schiffer Publishing. Michael Foedrowitz. Stalin Organs: Russian Rocket Launchers . Schiffer Publishi...

The image below, is from a Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf. C m.SPW mit Wurfrahmen 40, during the Warsaw uprising, 1944. http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/REHMM/stukazufuss_WarsawUprising18August1.jpg Could this vehicle be from Sturm-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 500? (Also present in the Warsaw uprising) (Do you k...

Besides Panzerkampfwagen B2 (F) of 7. SS-Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division "Prinz Eugen", there were others Flammpanzers in Waffen-SS?


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Rui Esteves

SS-Vielfach-Werfer-Batterie 521 SS-Vielfach-Werfer-Batterie 101 Both were raised at Langlingen, Germany. The "521" formed between March-May 1943, the "101" in March 1943. The SS-Vielfach-Werfer-Batterie 101 was created to support the SS-Panzerkorps and probably was at Kursk, the...

SS-Werfer-Abteilung 502 in 3 July 1943, receives a 5. Batterie with 4 Vielfachwerfer (8 cm Vielfachwerfer auf m.gep.Zgkw. Somua S303/S307 (f), based on the Somua MCL/MCG) rocket launchers. SS-Vielfach-Werfer-Batterie 521 was formed between March-May 1943, with 4 Vielfachwerfer rocket launchers and o...

This thread, will show a not-well known subject, the armored vehicles in the specialized role of the Panzer-Pioniere. It will be interesting to see the production/delivery numbers, unit assignments, the strengths and losses of this specialized kind of vehicles. Here are some the main vehicles used b...

8cm Vielfachwerfer auf SPW Somua S303 (f) of the 10./Pz.Art.Rgt. 155 of 21. Panzer Division at Lion-sur-Mer in April,1944: http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/REHMM/8cmVielfachwerferaufSPWSomuaS303-2.jpg http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/REHMM/8cmVielfachwerferaufSPWSomuaS303-1.jpg http://i...

Also having their combat debut during the Kursk Offensive: "Hornisse": Were issued to the schwere Panzerjäger Abteilungen, as tank destroyers. Zitadelle participating units: > schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 560 > schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 655 "Ferdinand" Were issued to the sch...

Panzerartillerie of Panzer divisions: > Artillerie Batterie (Sf) of Panzerartillerie Abteilung: 6 "Wespe" and 2 "Munitionsschlepper Wespe" (ammunition carriers). > Artillerie Batterie (Sf) of Panzerartillerie Abteilung: 6 "Wespe" and 2 "Munitionsschlepper Wespe&qu...

Other self-propelled artillery, that saw its debut on combat was: > "Wespe" - Geschützwagen II für le.F.H.18/2(Sf.) > "Hummel" - Geschützwagen III/IV für s.F.H.18/1(Sf.) And they were allocated accordingly: K.St.N.431b - Batterie leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 (6 Geschütz)(Sfl.) = 6 G...

Is the image of the Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) with Panzerschreck from 3. Panzer-Grenadier-Division?


Do anyone knows, which units used the Panzerjäger Bren and where they saw combat?



Best regards,

Rui Esteves

Here is a image of a Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) with Panzerschreck http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/REHMM/PanzerjgerBren731e.jpg They were field conversions, with three Panzerschreck tubes and utilised by the Panzer-Zerstörergruppen. They carried also other anti-tank weapons, the Panzerfaust. The...

Hi Kelvin, According to K.St.N.1120a - s.I.G.Kp.(Sfl.), 6 Geschützwagen 38 für s.I.G.33/1(Sf.) (Sd.Kfz.138/1), were assigned to the companies of the Panzer-Grenadier-Regiments. The "Grille" was first used in numbers in combat, during Operation Zitadelle, July 1943: 16 - Pz.Gr.Div. "GD...

One of Das Reich's panzer aces was, the Ritterkruz receiver SS-Hauptscharführer Emil Seibold, he commanded one captured T-34 ( Panzerkampfwagen T-34 747(r) ), between July and August of 1943, including the Battle of Kursk, in the 10.Kompanie/III.SS-Panzer Abteilung. He had 69 kills in the final of W...

Das Reich's T-34 on July 4th of 1943: 18 operational 9 in repair The image, i used in the beginning of this thread, is just a simple way, i found to show, the information about SS units in Kursk (showing only the main differences between LAH, DR and Totenkopf), that i gathered. And isn't a "off...