StuG in Jager division

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StuG in Jager division

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I know Jager Division had received StuG assault gun. I would like to know the deployment of StuG is standard equipment in German Jager Division ?
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Kelvin,

I don't know if I understand your question correctly, but the Jäger-Division of the Type 44 had the same kind of Panzerjäger-Abteilung like the Infanterie-Division 44 and the Gebirgs-Division 44.
There were 4 official versions for that Panzerjäger-Abteilung, with the 2. Ausführung being the most standard if you could call it so.
It had besides the Abteilungsstab und Stabskompanie a 1. Panzerjäger-Kompanie (mot Z) with towed 7,5 cm AT guns, the 2. Kompanie was the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung (later in October 1944 these Abteilungen were again renamed and became Kompanien again), the 3. Kompanie was the Fliegerabwehr-Kompanie. Depending on the mission, the area and what was ordered by the Org.Abt., such a Fla-Kp. was either a regular 2 cm Fla-Kp. (Sf.), a 3,7 cm Fla-Kp. (mot/Sf.) or a Gebirgs-Fla-Kompanie.

"Standard" is not a word you could use for the german army in WW2. Even with standard organizations such as the Infanterie-Division 44, there were still too many different options.
In the case of the Jäger-Divisionen, there was a Flachland and a Hochland version.
It could drive you crazy :evil:

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Piet

Thank you for your information

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Post by Ronzarion »

Here is a list of StuG deliveries to Jäger-Divisionen:
1943 Jul 5.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.5 - 14 StuG III
1943 Jul 28.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.28 - 14 StuG III
(1943 Jul 3.Geb.Div / Pz.J.Abt.48 - 14 StuG III)
1943 Oct 8.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.8 - 14 StuG III
1944 Jul 101.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.101 - 10 StuG IV
1944 Oct 100.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt. 100 - 10 StuG IV

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Ron Klages post@Feldgrau

(please note that this list might not be complete)

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Ronzarion wrote:Here is a list of StuG deliveries to Jäger-Divisionen:
1943 Jul 5.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.5 - 14 StuG III
1943 Jul 28.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.28 - 14 StuG III
(1943 Jul 3.Geb.Div / Pz.J.Abt.48 - 14 StuG III)
1943 Oct 8.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.8 - 14 StuG III
1944 Jul 101.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt.101 - 10 StuG IV
1944 Oct 100.Jg.Div / Pz.J.Abt. 100 - 10 StuG IV

Source:
Ron Klages post@Feldgrau

(please note that this list might not be complete)

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Hello, did 5, 8 and 28 Jager divisions got any reinforcement in 1944, some StuG would be exhausted or damaged ; 97. Jager and 4.Gebirgs divisions also received some StuG ? Thank
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I'm looking for this sort of data for 42. and 114. JD and for 65. ID. Do you know where could I find them?
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Re: StuG in Jager division

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All were units in Italy, I suppose that infantry units in Italy did not need to equip with StuG, mostly StuG equipped units were on Eastern Front.
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Kelvin, If they were in Italy might they not then have been issued with Semovente ?
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Maybe, I am not sure. :D
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A search revealed that 339 ID, HuD Div and 26 PD all had Semovente in Italy.
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Alanmccoubrey wrote:A search revealed that 339 ID, HuD Div and 26 PD all had Semovente in Italy.
Hello, Alan, 339.infanterie division fought on the Eastern Front. I suppose u mean 334.infanterie division, aren' t you ?
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Alanmccoubrey wrote:A search revealed that 339 ID, HuD Div and 26 PD all had Semovente in Italy.
that's the point...which are the sources? I trying to search the distribution of AFVs in Italy in Fall 1944 but I don't know where to look. Any indication?
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Lupo/Kelvin, Sorry a typo by me it was 336 ID ! Just two of the results from the search to keep you going. I just did "German Units with Semovente" in the search on AHF.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 90&start=0

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 78&start=0
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Alanmccoubrey wrote:Lupo/Kelvin, Sorry a typo by me it was 336 ID ! Just two of the results from the search to keep you going. I just did "German Units with Semovente" in the search on AHF.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 90&start=0

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 78&start=0
Hi, Alan, I am afraid you made a typo mistake again :( 336. infanterie division fought in the Eastern Front and was destroyed in Crimea in May 1944 and never rebuilt. In Italy, there were four 3XX infanterie divisions : 305, 334,356 and 362, so maybe you mean 334 or 356 :?:
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Kelvin, I did say that I was only giving you a couple of the results so if you're not going to do your own search then I'll have to do it for you ! It says 336 in the link so I just repeated it, argue with the poster on the link.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 78&start=0
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