Hi all
It seems me this had been debated - a lot of time ago - but I can't find anything...
In January 1943 the Italian Alpine Corps retreated from Don line escaping from a pocket. In this struggle, a bunch of German StuGs had a key role. There are any records about how many StuGs were and which was their unit?
Thanks for any hint
Lupo
StuGs and italians in Russia 1943
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Re: StuGs and italians in Russia 1943
Greetings,
I found some info from the book Sacrifice on the Steppe by Hope Hamilton.
Page 107 says the Italian Alpine Corps had with it the German 24 Pz Corps which had four tanks and two self-propelled guns with scant artillery and a battery of rocket launchers...in all about 7,000 German troops.
Then on page 150, it says the Germans had four assault guns, 19 Jan 43 under the command of Major Fisher.
I hope this helps
Dann
I found some info from the book Sacrifice on the Steppe by Hope Hamilton.
Page 107 says the Italian Alpine Corps had with it the German 24 Pz Corps which had four tanks and two self-propelled guns with scant artillery and a battery of rocket launchers...in all about 7,000 German troops.
Then on page 150, it says the Germans had four assault guns, 19 Jan 43 under the command of Major Fisher.
I hope this helps
Dann
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Re: StuGs and italians in Russia 1943
Hi,
the four tanks (PzKpfw IV) were from PzAbt127 , 27 PzD
ciao
Alessandro
the four tanks (PzKpfw IV) were from PzAbt127 , 27 PzD
ciao
Alessandro
Re: StuGs and italians in Russia 1943
From an earlier topic:
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic ... 3&start=15
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic ... 3&start=15
Re: StuGs and italians in Russia 1943
Ciao Lupo!
It was the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201.
Cheers,
CNE503
It was the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 201.
Cheers,
CNE503
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