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German Assault Guns on the Eastern Front

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Stackpole Books)


Product Info

Title
German Assault Guns on the Eastern Front
Publisher
Category
Author
Hans Wijers
Publish Year
2018
Pages
160
Dimensions
8.5x11x.5"
NKG Part #
2148248638
Type

Description

Assault guns (Sturmgeschütz in German) were armored fighting vehicles similar to tanks, with the chassis and tracks of a panzer but without the rotating turret, which allowed the mounting of a larger gun. They were usually used to support infantry assaults, but they also proved effective as tank destroyers, especially late in the war when German tank inventory diminished. Among the most famous variants are the Sturmtiger and Brummbär (“Grouch”). Hans Wijers has assembled hundreds of photos—most of them never seen anywhere before—of these vehicles at war on the Eastern Front of World War II.