Bulgarian stug3
Bulgarian stug3
I have seen a picture of a Bulagarian Stug3 with a pig head cast gun front.
But didn't the Germans supply the Bulagarians with Stug 3 in 1943 so how did the Bulgarians get a late war Stug3 with a pig head cast front?
But didn't the Germans supply the Bulagarians with Stug 3 in 1943 so how did the Bulgarians get a late war Stug3 with a pig head cast front?
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The cast gun mantlet was introduced in production in November 1943. According to Spielberger, the Bulgarian StuGs were made between February and December 1943. Bulgaria was to have 55 StuGs, but by February 1944, only 45 had been delivered. So a Bulgarian StuG III with a cast mantlet is possible. IIRC, the Bulgarians turned on their former allies and fought with the Red Army in 1944/45, so I guess it could also be a captured vehicle from later in the war.mav wrote:I have seen a picture of a Bulagarian Stug3 with a pig head cast gun front.
But didn't the Germans supply the Bulagarians with Stug 3 in 1943 so how did the Bulgarians get a late war Stug3 with a pig head cast front?
Claus B
Bulgarian stug 3 received from germany for the period 1943-44
-April 1943 05
-May 1943 10
-July 1943 10
-September 1943 10
-November 1943 10
-January 1944 10
Source: BULGARIAN ARMORED VEHICLES 1935-1945
Equipment and Armor in the Bulgarian Army. ARMORED VEHICLES 1935 - 1945 By Kaloyan Matev, Sofia 2000
source ebay
-April 1943 05
-May 1943 10
-July 1943 10
-September 1943 10
-November 1943 10
-January 1944 10
Source: BULGARIAN ARMORED VEHICLES 1935-1945
Equipment and Armor in the Bulgarian Army. ARMORED VEHICLES 1935 - 1945 By Kaloyan Matev, Sofia 2000
source ebay
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Re: Bulgarian stug3
hi
were can i have more photos of the Bulgarian StuG ?
were can i have more photos of the Bulgarian StuG ?
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Bulgarian StuG pictures for you!Maquet-Hist wrote:hi
were can i have more photos of the Bulgarian StuG ?
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Also worthy of note is the fact that some of the StuG's sent to Bulgaria were of the type made with the Pz III Ausf M exhaustbut these had the bolted mantlet.
Alan
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I hope you like these pictures!!!
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6 : 2nd assault-gun battalion/october 1944 (many thanks to Jeni for the pictures)
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7 : 2nd assault-gun battalion supporting 2nd Inf.Div./october 1944
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thanks a lot for all this photoscarius wrote:7 : 2nd assault-gun battalion supporting 2nd Inf.Div./october 1944
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[quote][/quote]You welcome!!! soon will be more pictures!!!