Combat service of the 15cm sIG33 auf PzKpfw I

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Combat service of the 15cm sIG33 auf PzKpfw I

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Hello all,

I've read on a book that the 15cm sIG33(Sf) auf PzKpfw I Ausf B was used to equip sIG(Sf) Kompanien 701 to 706. And there Kompanien were allocated to six Panzer Divisions (poland, belgium and france campaign).

But could someone tell me more about the 701 - 706 sIG Kompanien? From which divisionen are they? These Kompanien are independant? from an infantery regiment? Is there a special insign? What is the composition of this typic Kompanie?

Thanks a lot for your help and xcuse my bad english!

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Hello!

These Infanteriegeschützkompanien were independent units which were just attached to tank divisions during the France campaign and also during the Balkan campaign. They were not organic element of any division.

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Thanks a lot for this infos! But could you tell me the name of the panzer-divisionen attached with the Infanteriegeschützkompanien?

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701 -> 9th Pz.Div.
702 -> 1st Pz.Div.
703 -> 2nd Pz.Div.
704 -> 5th Pz.Div.
705 -> 7th Pz.Div.
706 -> 10th Pz.Div.

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Great! :D

Thanks a lot!
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Christoph Awender wrote: These Infanteriegeschützkompanien were independent units which were just attached to tank divisions during the France campaign and also during the Balkan campaign. They were not organic element of any division.
sorry for nitpicking, but weren't they attached directly to schützenregiment/-brigade of panzerdivision ? i remember seeing on dr. Niehorster site diagram of PzDivs, and symbol of SigKompanie was inside of rectangle of infantry units. Basically this means they were subordinated to Rgt.Stab instead of DivStab ?

Also, they were attached to given units during 'Barbarossa' (at least first part of it), AFAIK.
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Sorry for very late reply, just found this post.

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 701
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 9.Pz.Div.
Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 702
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 1.Pz.Div. Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].
July 1941 [22nd]
Attached to 1.Pz.Div.
June 1942 [28th]
Attached to 1.Pz.Div.

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 703
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 2.Pz.Div.
Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 704
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 5.Pz.Div.
Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].
1943
In 5.Pz.Div.
Still had some 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B.

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 705
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 7.Pz.Div.
Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].

s.IG.Kp.(mot.S) 706
Formed 30th March 1940, ready 22nd April 1940.
May 1940 [10th]
Attached to 10.Pz.Div.
Had 15cm sIG33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B to sIG.Kp. (6 Gesch.) (mot.S) [K.St.N.179 (30/3/40)] [1940].

s.IG.Kp.(Sf.) 707 (INFO ONLY)
1942
Used six 15cm sIG33 auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw.II (Sf).
April 1942 [4th]
Arrived at Tripoli in North Africa.
???
Assigned to 90.le.Div.
Early 1943
Last SP lost.

s.IG.Kp.(Sf.) 708 (INFO ONLY)
1942
Used six 15cm sIG33 auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw.II (Sf).
February 1942 [28th]
Arrived at Tripoli in North Africa.
???
Assigned to 90.le.Div.
Early 1943
Last SP lost.

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Re: Combat service of the 15cm sIG33 auf PzKpfw I

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Hello to all :D; just a picture...............

15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (Sf)

Source: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/panzer-photo

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Hello to all :D; something more...............

15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (Sf)

Source: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/panzer-photo

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A sIG33 of the schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie 704 in Greece.....................
A sIG33 of the schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie 704 in Greece.....................
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Hello to all :D; something more...............

Another type of self-propelled sIG 33!

Source: Negativ - Panzer Mit 15 cm Kanone Während Der Fahrt. eBay Auction.

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The Sd.Kfz. 138/1 15 cm Schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33 (SF) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38 Ausf. H.
The Sd.Kfz. 138/1 15 cm Schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33 (SF) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38 Ausf. H.
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Re: Combat service of the 15cm sIG33 auf PzKpfw I

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Hello to all :D; something more...............

15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (Sf)

AFAIK the 705th and 706th belonging to the 7th and 10th Panzer Divisions respectively, were destroyed at this time. Only the 701st participated in the opening stages of the subsequent Case Blue in 1942, although it, and its parent 9th Panzer Division, were transferred to Army Group Center by the end of the summer of 1942..........................

Source: Sources: http://stugiii.com/sturmartillerie/sigsig33s.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_cm_sIG ... n_I_Ausf_B

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sIG 33 on chassis of Pz Kw I Ausf. B of the 7. Pz Div (would be then the schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie 705).......................<br />http://www.ebay.de/itm/LE70-SFL-15cm-sIG-33-SPG-der-7-Panzer-Division-Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette-super-/350886412239?pt=Militaria&amp;hash=item51b275bfcf&amp;clk_rvr_id=982748214178&amp;rmvSB=true
sIG 33 on chassis of Pz Kw I Ausf. B of the 7. Pz Div (would be then the schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie 705).......................
http://www.ebay.de/itm/LE70-SFL-15cm-sIG-33-SPG-der-7-Panzer-Division-Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette-super-/350886412239?pt=Militaria&hash=item51b275bfcf&clk_rvr_id=982748214178&rmvSB=true
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sIG 33 on chassis Pz Kw I Ausf. B in  mission of fire support in France 1940 .......................................... ...........<br />http://atf40.forumculture.net/t8751-que-faisaient-les-artilleurs-de-la-702e-compagnie-le-15-mai-1940
sIG 33 on chassis Pz Kw I Ausf. B in mission of fire support in France 1940 .......................................... ...........
http://atf40.forumculture.net/t8751-que-faisaient-les-artilleurs-de-la-702e-compagnie-le-15-mai-1940
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Hello to all :D; one more.................

15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (Sf)

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Sturm-Panze ... rmvSB=true

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SP Bison, it seems, with some troubles in its track...............................................
SP Bison, it seems, with some troubles in its track...............................................
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Re: Combat service of the 15cm sIG33 auf PzKpfw I

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Hello to all :D; one more.................

15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (Sf)

Sources: http://www.ebay.de/itm/2-WK-Foto-Panzer ... 7675.l2557

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sIG 33 (Sf) on the chassis of the Pz Kw I Ausf. B in Bulgaria prior to Operation Marita .........................................
sIG 33 (Sf) on the chassis of the Pz Kw I Ausf. B in Bulgaria prior to Operation Marita .........................................
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Hello to all and hello Raul

Some other SIG 33
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Crossing the river Meuse at Bouvignes (near Dinant-Belgium) in may 1940
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In the streets of Anhée (village near Dinant) in may 1940

The two pictures above are extracted of the book "May 1940" by Peter Taghon.
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http://unclebobosaurus.blogspot.be/2013 ... nters.html

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Thanks Prosper :wink:. Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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