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| Subject: | Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB |  |
| Date: | Dec 13, 2002 |
| From: | Adam Vukich | |
The 42 StuGs were StuG IVs. I got that information from asking questions on
Missing Lynx back when I was building my StuG IV. I got a response from Ron
Klages stating that the only 2 units in Normandy that were operating StuG
IVs in Normandy were the 17th SS and StuG Abt. 1331 of the 331 Inf. Div. He
gathered this information from the records of vehicle shipments to the area.
It shows that the 17th SS arrived in Normandy on June 13, 1944 with 42 StuG
IVs (sorry he doesn't state what other vehicles as my question was about
StuG IVs) and the 331st arrived on August 10, 1944 with 10 StuG IVs. I read
somewhere that most of the 42 StuG IVs of the 17th SS were destroyed in and
around Carentan (it may have been in Spielberger'b book on the StuG III and
IV. I also have the Wydawncitwo Militaria book "Sturmgeschutz IV" and it
has a color plate of a StuG IV of the 17th SS from the Periers area in July
1944. Another place that I found plenty of info on 17th SS StuG IVs is in
the StuG IV photophile on Missing Lynx.
Here are some pictures of 17th SS StuG IVs. The first is from the
Wydawncitwo book and the other 2 (which will be in seperate posts) are
pictures that people scanned and sent
to me when I was looking for info on 17th SS StuG IVs.
HTH,
Adam Vukich
"Jean-Vincent Roy" wrote in message
news:3df93b1f@news.track-link.net...
> > In my book - SS RAIN "WAFFEN SS PANZER BATTLES IN THE WEST 1944-45 "
> show's SS Panzer Abt.17/17.SS Panzer Div. to have 42 StuG III in their
Order
> of Battle for June 10, 1944.
>
> Hey thank you for that info. Now you got me all confused ! That's because
> mr. Vukich just stated that these 42 vehicles appears to be StuG IVs,
> although he doesn't state from where that figure comes. Do you have the
book
> reference so I can see if I can locate it around here ? I'd be happy to
see
> that. So now, if I assume there were indeed StuG IIIs with the 17 SS GvB,
> all I need to know is when they received them to figure out whether they
> were early or late type. Considering the division was raised in October
> 1943, and its training apparently complete by April 44, I suppose the best
> bet would be late StuGs...? But there is only one way to be sure...
>
> I'll try to dig some more.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Jev
>
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 | StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 12, 2002 |
| . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Joe Cleere - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Andrew Herbert - Dec 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Adam Vukich - Dec 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Eric Bachmann - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Ralph Persico - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Adam Vukich - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Adam Vukich - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Adam Vukich - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Adam Vukich - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG III from 17.SS OOB - Ralph Persico - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Andy Herbert - Dec 14, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Info from a Historical Re-enactor Group - Ralph Persico - Dec 13, 2002 |
| . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - James Bilbrey - Dec 14, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 14, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - James Bilbrey - Dec 17, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: StuG IIIs vs 101st AB ? - Jean-Vincent Roy - Dec 17, 2002 |
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