There were numerous organisations for inf guns in German units (no change there then!). The most common was a Gun Coy within each Inf Regt...
The US Army 4.2-inch Mortar Battalions were separate units (non-Divisional), but they did not have halftracks. Their weapons were transported...
I used to be quite dismissive of the 7,5-cm German light inf gun until a thread on TMP brought up a few details I hadn't considered. It could lay...
I've not really seen any indication that the Germans intended the G43 to completely replace the Kar98 at Squad level. The late war KStNs indicate...
In 21AG, along with 50th and 59th Divs, 70 Bde of 49th Div was disbanded in August 1944 (replaced by the previously independent 56 Bde). The...
I understand it was part of a general shift of forces from Italy to Northwest Europe for the final drive into the Reich. I Canadian Corps moved...
February 1945 prior to the Rhine crossing.
Bit of necromancy on my part given the time elapsed. Just to note that 6th Guards Tank Brigade was, along with 31st and 34th Tank Bdes, one of...
What dates are you looking at for 125 Pz Gren? If it's in Europe, late 1943 onwards they were equipped with substitute French halftracks, and...
It varied during the war; for the 1942-43 period it was 87 SdKfz 251s of all types for the Armd Bn Gren Bn alone and 37 SdKfz 250s for the Recce...
From the markings it looks to be badged as a 'sawn-off' from a Recce Tp, rather than an APC conversion. The white 52 on red background signifies...
That's an interesting approach to working out how much motor transport the Germans could have had to hand during the war. Adding to the...
That's part of it I think. Also, the 37-mm was physically smaller and somewhat easier to manhandle when required than the 57-mm (British 6-pr)...
I've been looking at what difference may have existed between ETO and PTO US Inf Divs myself a bit recently. As alluded to, the US Army opted to...
