Sturmtiger Crew

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wargar
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Sturmtiger Crew

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Please, does anyone know if Sturmtigers were crewed by Panzer or Artillery troops.

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[ICE]monkey
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Re: Sturmtiger Crew

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im sure they were panzer crew,  although there were at least three independent heer sturmtiger companys.
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Re: Sturmtiger Crew

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Thanks, they certainly look panzer in that photo.
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Re: Sturmtiger Crew

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dont b confused by the insignia there were no ss divisions with sturms, just reguler panzer units
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Re: Sturmtiger Crew

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2 platoons if I recall - 1001 and 1002

there were only 18 made, so they were never going to equip 3 companies :o
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Ex_Pat_Tanker wrote: 2 platoons if I recall - 1001 and 1002

there were only 18 made, so they were never going to equip 3 companies :o
Three new Panzer companies were raised to operate the Sturmtiger: Panzer Sturmmörser Kompanien (PzStuMrKp) (Armored Assault Howitzer Company) 1000, 1001 and 1002. These originally were supposed to be equipped with fourteen vehicles, but this figure was later reduced to four each, divided into two platoons
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Re: Sturmtiger Crew

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They would probably have been artillery with red piping as opposed to pink for Panzer pay no attention to the propaganda picture of the crew in black, will look through some books later
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