MARDER III AUSF H in ardennes or defence of Reich 1945

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Carelian
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MARDER III AUSF H in ardennes or defence of Reich 1945

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Post by Carelian » 30 Nov 2014, 21:25

Hi all armour experts! Is there any possibilities that there was any Ausf H Marders in ardennes 1944 with infantry divisions, or did any unit use this type of panzerjäger in westfront spring 1945?? I have always liked this little kanonenwagen, and of course, it would be awesome to find any evidence that would place it to these crucial battles.

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Post by Dunnigan » 09 Dec 2014, 19:48

As far as records show, there were no Marders (any model) that participated in the Ardennes Offensive. The Infantry (mostly Volksgrenadier) divisions used Hetzers, with some using StuG III's and I think one had StuG IV's. There may have been Marders used in the Spring in the West but I don't have any information on that.


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Post by Texas Jäger » 23 Jul 2022, 03:57

Carelian wrote:
30 Nov 2014, 21:25
Hi all armour experts! Is there any possibilities that there was any Ausf H Marders in ardennes 1944 with infantry divisions, or did any unit use this type of panzerjäger in westfront spring 1945?? I have always liked this little kanonenwagen, and of course, it would be awesome to find any evidence that would place it to these crucial battles.
I know this thread is many years too old, but I just had to share this info: I found this old thread.

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Apparently the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division and 246th Volksgrenadier Divisions had Marder III’s in the Ardennes. What variant tho, I have no idea

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Post by Texas Jäger » 02 Nov 2022, 10:22

Also, in addition to the occasional Marder II in some of the panzer divisions indicated by Ron Klages, I forgot to mention the well known company of Marder IIIs present in the Fuhrer Grenadier Brigade in the Ardennes

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