A1376 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Mid Version)
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The Sturmpanzer IV is often referred to as the Brummbär, which roughly translates to grumbling
or bad-tempered bear, but it is thought that this was an Allied reporting name for the vehicle and
not one actually used by the Germans - they simply referred to the assault tank as a Stupa 43,
a direct reference to the gun the vehicle used. The Sturmpanzer served with 4 Assault Battalions,
with Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216 being the first committed to combat during Operation Zitadelle
and the mighty clash of armour in the Kursk salient. These vehicles would go on to see significant
action throughout the Soviet Union, as well as in Poland, Italy and the Battle of Normandy, although
as was the case with most German armour during the latter stages of the war, there were never enough
serviceable Sturmpanzers available at any one time and as mounting losses could not be replaced
effectively, their operational numbers dwindled steadily as the fighting intensified.
Around 306 Sturmpanzer IVs were built, with only three or four of the distinctive armoured fighting
vehicles surviving in various museums to this day.
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