WW2 StuG III Ausf G - Sturmgeschütz III Saukopf - footage part 4

The role of a self-propelled gun came from combat experiences in World War I and from Von Manstein’s “Sturmartillerie” concept. During the German offensives on the Allied front, infantry lacked artillery support against fortifications in places out-ranged by their heavy artillery behind the lines. A need for a mobile artillery piece was necessary to keep up with the German infantry and fight enemy fortifications with a direct-fire assault role.
On June 15, 1936, Daimler-Benz AG was ordered to develop a support vehicle mounting the 75 mm howitzer as its armament in a casemate structure with a traverse of 25 degrees. The vehicle was to provide full protection for its crew and be no taller than an average soldier. Daimler-Benz repurposed the chassis and running gear of their Panzer III design for the role. These new vehicles were named the Sturmgeschütz III, and the finished designs were sent to Alkett for prototype production and five were produced in 1937.
These prototypes were made of mild steel and had the 75 mm StuK 37 L/24 cannon, an adaption of the original 75 mm KwK 37 cannon on the Panzer IV. This gun would be featured on the StuG III variants Ausf. A to Ausf. E.
The StuG III entered production from January 1940 to the end of the war on April 1945 due to the many upgrades done on the vehicle to increase serviceability and its low cost. At about a total production of 11,300 StuG III and its variants, the StuG III design was the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in German service.
Only 36 Ausf.As were produced by Daimler-Benz AG between January and May 1940.
The Ausf.C was nearly identical to previous versions and was only produced for a single month.
The Ausf.D was virtually identical, only receiving an on-board intercom. 150 were delivered between May and September 1941. It was simply an upgrade of the C on the production line.
The Ausf.F was an huge improvement and to counter the new Soviet tanks AFV had an urgent need for high velocity guns. It appeared on the production line in March 1942. it had the new 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43. This 3.3 m had a muzzle velocity of 740 m/s when fed with the armor-piercing Panzergranat-Patrone 39. This new StuG was enough to destroy the most common T-34 tanks and saw the role of the StuG shifting from an infantry support vehicle to the famous tank destroyer.
Another change was the exhaust fan added to the rooftop. By June 1942, with the production rate increasing, 30 mm appliqué armor was bolted to the lower frontal plate, while the gun was upgraded to the StuK 40 L/48. In total, 366 were produced until September 1942.
The Ausf.F8 appeared in September 1942 and 250 vehicles were built up to December. The name was derived from the chassis version of the Panzer III it was based on, the 8th, or Ausf.J/L, which had increased rear armor. The hull was characterized by towing hook holes extended from the side walls. It was armed, with the 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48. After October, 30 mm of appliqué armor were bolted on to the front during the production run. Some were later retrofitted with side skirt armor (shurtzen).
The Ausf G stood apart from the other production versions. It was, in essence, the main production run for the entire StuG series, with more than 8400 rolling of the line from December 1942 to April 1945. to reduce costs the G was simplification and standardization. with a new simplified superstructure. the casemate sides were extended for extra storage allowed to store even more rounds and the side sloped armored boxes were eliminated The engine/fighting compartment rear wall was strengthened, the ventilation fan relocated further back and appliqué armor was standardized. Furthermore, the upper MG 34 was factory-fitted, protected by a squared mask.
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[@edwardjj4224]

That was brilliant idea to convert Panzer lll in to the tanks destroyers with great 75 mm main gun Simple to maintain lowered profiles make them easily camouflage more effective than any other armor vehicles -specily in Normandy Thanks U Tube

[@charris5700]

Amazing footage and great music. I love the sharp profile of the Stug with either the short low velocity 75mm or the long barrel HV 75mm. Considering how these were less expensive hybrid tank/guns and they ranked #1 against all the other great tanks in most effective performance in their numbers of destroyed armor it shows what a successful effective armored vehicle it is.

[@PanzerInsight]

Glad you liked it, thank you for the comment 👍 👍

[@RabbitusMaximus]

workhorse of the panzer divisions, while glory went to the kitties

[@wolfganggraichen2038]

P1Üüüü

[@AFT_05G]

Panthers were the workhorses too in 1944-1945 along with Stug 3 and Panzer 4.

[@deg6788]

Mighty stug!!! My favorite

[@peterpan3547]

Eigentlich war das Sug. 3, eine Infanterie unterstützende Waffe! Was Es gegen die anstürmenden T 34 geleistet hat- war unglaublich!✊️ Auch dank der Männer, Die das Beste aus diesem "Fahrzeug" machten!👍😇

[@military-vehicles]

Stug III awesome machine!!! 💪💥 Great video 👌

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you for the comment.

[@Goffas_and_gumpys]

My favourite WW2 vehicle. I love how it was a workhorse on the battlefield and how love and respected it was by the Germans. Just a beautiful vehicle that took care of business. Until it was simply overwhelmed by the US juggernaut. Great video mate, love your stuff.

[@PanzerInsight]

Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for the comment.

[@KenjiMapes]

It doesn’t have the sexy & terrifying cachet of the Tiger or Panther, or even a late model Panzer IV, but it was a svelte easy to manufacture & effective tank hunter which by wars end probably caused some of the best bang for your buck on the battlefield. As an ex-Army tanker I am egregiously partial to conventional tanks with turrets but you can’t argue with all of the pros backing it up. It was easier to manufacture, was a smaller battlefield target, & the up-gunned Stug III’s weren’t just solid assault guns which was the platforms original attention like the Panzer IV, but a deadly tank killer. I think it was the second most manufactured German armored fighting vehicle during the war. The Tigers were so massive, resource intensive & expensive that effective numbers of them were never produced in quantity. German engineers have a hard time backing off of tight tolerances & perfection even when “good enough” is apropos because quantity can sometimes trump quantity. The Tiger was a orecision machine & while the T-34 was much cruder, it could take a lick & be nearly as effective. The Panzer IV & Panther though were manufactured to decent levels but not close to the Stug III or T-34. If there were more Tigers, Stg43, FW-190’s & maybe some more Me 262’s made the outcome might have been different or at least protracted the duration out a salient bit more. It’s hard to speculate. People forget the absolutely insane logistical challenges of outfitting & supporting tens or hundreds of divisions across a theater of several thousand square kilometers. The scope & scale of the conflict is still difficult to fathom. For every infantryman, tanker, artillery man, or pilot, it takes 5 guys or more to bring the fuel, food, water, ammo & repair parts to keep the machine moving. That they did this at a high level for nearly 6 years speaks to their efficacy & tenacity. It’s mind blowing.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Once again a great vid of my favorite workhorse-of-war. Thanks for sharing man! T.

[@PanzerInsight]

You're welcome 😁

[@davidamonett7283]

I really enjoy seeing actual footage like this. The Stug III was a very effective AFV. Produced in large numbers it accounted for more tanks knocked out than any other German tank. I have read that it destroyed over 18k allied tanks throughout the course of the war.

[@PanzerInsight]

Some numbers even say 30k!

[@RR18475]

@Tobi Tobi I imagine that would've been with the short-barreled 75mm gun? I guess it depends on the situation as well - the distance between targets.

[@RR18475]

@Tobi Tobi Yes I'm aware of how AP and HE shells are used. I just thought it was unlikely that the long barrel 75mm would be unable to penetrate the T34's frontal armor.

[@franciscoramoncleriguesrov7187]

Me encanta toda la máquinaria bélica alemanes, muy interesante 🧐. Fueron muy adelantados e ingenieros brillantes. Gracias por compartir imágenes.

[@TrustyZ900]

Amazing you were able to compile hundreds of images of the Stug. One of the coolest looking and effective armored vehicles in WW2. Going to have a decal made for my Vstrom motorcycle that reads Stromgeschutz, just for fun. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@PanzerInsight]

You're welcome Frank.

[@tekis0]

I was into Stugs before it was fashionable. I built both the Sturmgeshutze III and the Jagd-Panzer IV as 1/35th scale models back in the early 80's. I actually won 1st place in a contest with one of them, though I can't remember which one...

[@hanzup4117]

Arguably the most successful German tank of the war.

[@justarandomguy37]

Please give a reason

[@RN__4]

@@justarandomguy37 it claimed more tank kills than any other german tank of the war

[@hanzup4117]

@@RN__4 @Just a random guy, what he said.

[@justarandomguy37]

Oké thanks

[@alaincharlesleroy87]

Finland used them with successful !

[@PanzerInsight]

The role of a self-propelled gun came from combat experiences in World War I and from Von Manstein’s “Sturmartillerie” concept. During the German offensives on the Allied front, infantry lacked artillery support against fortifications in places out-ranged by their heavy artillery behind the lines. A need for a mobile artillery piece was necessary to keep up with the German infantry and fight enemy fortifications with a direct-fire assault role. On June 15, 1936, Daimler-Benz AG was ordered to develop a support vehicle mounting the 75 mm howitzer as its armament in a casemate structure with a traverse of 25 degrees. The vehicle was to provide full protection for its crew and be no taller than an average soldier. Daimler-Benz repurposed the chassis and running gear of their Panzer III design for the role. These new vehicles were named the Sturmgeschütz III, and the finished designs were sent to Alkett for prototype production and five were produced in 1937. These prototypes were made of mild steel and had the 75 mm StuK 37 L/24 cannon, an adaption of the original 75 mm KwK 37 cannon on the Panzer IV. This gun would be featured on the StuG III variants Ausf. A to Ausf. E. The StuG III entered production from January 1940 to the end of the war on April 1945 due to the many upgrades done on the vehicle to increase serviceability and its low cost. At about a total production of 11,300 StuG III and its variants, the StuG III design was the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in German service. Only 36 Ausf.As were produced by Daimler-Benz AG between January and May 1940. The Ausf.C was nearly identical to previous versions and was only produced for a single month. The Ausf.D was virtually identical, only receiving an on-board intercom. 150 were delivered between May and September 1941. It was simply an upgrade of the C on the production line. The Ausf.F was an huge improvement and to counter the new Soviet tanks AFV had an urgent need for high velocity guns. It appeared on the production line in March 1942. it had the new 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43. This 3.3 m had a muzzle velocity of 740 m/s when fed with the armor-piercing Panzergranat-Patrone 39. This new StuG was enough to destroy the most common T-34 tanks and saw the role of the StuG shifting from an infantry support vehicle to the famous tank destroyer. Another change was the exhaust fan added to the rooftop. By June 1942, with the production rate increasing, 30 mm appliqué armor was bolted to the lower frontal plate, while the gun was upgraded to the StuK 40 L/48. In total, 366 were produced until September 1942. The Ausf.F8 appeared in September 1942 and 250 vehicles were built up to December. The name was derived from the chassis version of the Panzer III it was based on, the 8th, or Ausf.J/L, which had increased rear armor. The hull was characterized by towing hook holes extended from the side walls. It was armed, with the 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48. After October, 30 mm of appliqué armor were bolted on to the front during the production run. Some were later retrofitted with side skirt armor (schürzen). The Ausf G stood apart from the other production versions. It was, in essence, the main production run for the entire StuG series, with more than 8400 rolling of the line from December 1942 to April 1945. to reduce costs the G was simplification and standardization. with a new simplified superstructure. the casemate sides were extended for extra storage allowed to store even more rounds and the side sloped armored boxes were eliminated The engine/fighting compartment rear wall was strengthened, the ventilation fan relocated further back and appliqué armor was standardized. Furthermore, the upper MG 34 was factory-fitted, protected by a squared mask.

[@juanitacampos9893]

I always thought these were Heinz Guderian's innovation, thus called 'Guderian's Duck'...

[@jamielacourse7578]

Finally........WW2 footage without some bullshit know-it-all stating the obvious. Dance.

[@engineermerasmus2810]

But these are assult guns as they can stand fire from other tanks. But both names are true for them. Well morly the short 75mm version but still.

[@robertonavarro7713]

That was quite an interesting history of the Stug III. I had a 1/35 scale model during my younger days. Thanks for sharing.

[@mansteinerichvon9856]

Danke schön！

[@williamschlenger1518]

A real workhorse. Great footage.

[@artempelipas5556]

Одновременно эпично...и трагично....хорошая работа!!!

[@atabaiziaden3434]

Great video. Thanks to the author. These StuG machines were well camouflaged, doing heavy damage and were very dangerous. I am surprised at the quality of your materials. very well!

[@PanzerInsight]

You're welcome and thank you for the kind words, glad you liked watching these videos.

[@stevelopez372]

Thanks for sharing, lots of great footage. These vids as usual start off showing these great machines in their glory and ultimately end as tons of scrap littering the landscape.

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you for the comment 👍 👍

[@garylawless3608]

Man, that was a hard hit at 5:53!

[@brealistic3542]

Great TD. Russian's used the chassia to make their own variation, the Su-76i. It has the famous Russian 76mm cannon that the Germans used in their Marder tanks.It served well at Kursk. The Russian crews liked it a lot.

[@jerrypauling7809]

Fantastic Footage

[@redegeldunit420]

Beautiful thank you!

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

To extend the German naming of AFVs after animals, the Stug III should have been "The Badger" Great footage, thanks!

[@bardstables8909]

To think most if not all of these men never made it back home to their families is sad. As a veteran myself you go in a young kid thinking you're invincible, and come out broken realizing how fragile life really is if you're lucky. We've done and seen things you never want to talk about, yet the visions are always stuck in your head. God bless anyone that has to go to war. It's an ugly act where no participant gets out unscathed.

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Awesome footage, have to check out more of your content. Keep your great work going.

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you for the comment 👍 👍 👍

[@Hubbahubba480]

You put that together great , Keep up the great work .

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you 👍 👍

[@brunovolk7462]

Brillant Video, thanks 👍👍👍

[@darkstardavros]

Although the Panther is my favourite German tank of WW 2 I have a sneaking admiration for these chaps. And another great video by the way.

[@VOJISLAVzvaniGAVRA]

Simply epic!

[@vincksmidt3137]

Nice One! Real and accurate footage plus well put together¥ Cheers

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you. 😁 👍

[@mohammadsaida4603]

Thanks for publishing video...video showing speed,brave movements of brave German army armors which showed too dangerous attacks I hope humanity never facing global war nations solving problems between them by dialogue and economic participating companies, 🕊🕊

[@maximusvonce1381]

Unfortunately there will be one more World War. Billions will die.

[@user-fi7hi4sf5z]

Ваши надежды не оправдались..

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

German troops like the StuG around them. It was reliable...

[@zadzad4353]

From my POV... STUG III & Its twin brother the STUG IV are the most beautiful and fearsome AF V in ww2 even to todays modern AFV.. If i was an allied infantry soldier moving on foot especially riding in a truck or as a tank crew in ww2, i will fear the stugs and its SPGs relatives rather than Panther or Tiger tanks.. because off its low silhouettes ..especially in ahull down position..you cant spot them untill your vehicle or your team mates goes Kaboom!! And it will be more harder to spot them stugs in the chaos off battle when shit starts to hit the fan!!😅😅

[@alainbauget1077]

Magnifique combattant de l armée allemande 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@rogercude1459]

They should have made more of these with the long 75 than the Tigers.

[@zeushm]

wunderbar danke schon superbe merci beaucoup

[@sujonosujono4489]

Good vid. The stug's firing ambush from tree cover. Also rare destroyed pz IV/70.

[@mohammadsaida4603]

Nice footage video thanks

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you 👍 👍

[@thundercheck3691]

Epic video.

[@PanzerInsight]

Thank you.

[@Cesarc2]

Este cañón de asalto fue una de las mejores armas alemanas. Aquí lo vemos con el cañón largo.

[@panzercompany4537]

OLHA MANO SEU CANAL É FODA!!!PARABENS CONTINUE POSTANDO VIDEOS👏👏🇧🇷

[@jadinsonbobadilla2581]

Está durisimo brother

[@Pavlik_Morozov77]

Классная хроника 👍

[@ukaszpiatkowski6812]

Stug was the best

[@jadinsonbobadilla3335]

Mi casa tanques favorito😍💕👍💪 En vez de construir tanques costosos como el tiger1, deberían haber construido muchos Stug lll en masa. 😢😓😞

[@jeanjuarez4243]

Era fácil de penetrar, y que le haga frente el T-34 era imposible.

[@saimou]

my fav tank...

[@ivandogshit7880]

Nice

[@fabriziopepe5318]

Danke jugens

[@paulcaruso1103]

STug4 favorite German Tank

[@Cesarc2]

No era un tanque sino un cañón de asalto. Sus sirvientes eran artilleros

[@vo1non]

All those young men willing to go to war for their country, and today in America most men don’t even want to get a job. 😢

[@cosmaninashiva6115]

Die weißen ringe auf dem rohr, minuter 6:41 waren die mit Kreide aufgemalt?

[@jorgerafael2256]

*I like to watch these videos never seen before from the German point of view.*

[@Sasha-nu1zn]

Хорошая машина была.

[@mohammadsaida4603]

Too nice footage video about Germans tanks destroying 👍

[@jean-christophemoreau3018]

👍

[@lncesoric8260]

nice tank

[@JimmyPtheman]

The Stug Life

[@jadinsonbobadilla2581]

El pequeño Stug fue en rescate de los otros panzer

[@Justin_Kipper]

Enjoyed the collection. There were several scenes where the entire upper super-structure of the STuG was torn away. How does that happen on the battlefield?

[@herbertwilkinson1347]

That could be a bomb or rocket attack or a bit from a large calibre shell such as the Russian 152mm.

[@herbertwilkinson1347]

Hit not bit.

[@RR18475]

Most likely when something penetrated the tank, ammo caught fire, and exploded. Nothing tears metal apart like an internal blast.

[@RR18475]

@@herbertwilkinson1347 Maybe, but the 152mm was an artillery gun which also fires a different type of ammunition. If it would fire armor penetrating ammo it would also need to actually hit the target.. SU152 wasn't famous for its accuracy. Rocket attack is possible from enemy ground attack aircraft. Bombs.. it's hard to actually hit anything accurately from the sky with bombs, so less likely.

[@PanzerInsight]

Sometimes because of explosions but most of the time because it was pushed off the road.

[@bill_nye_the_russianspy_9642]

Does anyone know the exact name to the first track?

[@williamkoppos7039]

1:03....what the hell made those holes....155mm?

[@PanzerInsight]

It's 57mm.

[@wboquist]

Bonus: Some Brummbars in the road, with the StuG, around 1:55

[@user-fz5wx6bw3t]

The very powerful armament allowed individual German tankers to accumulate unimaginable personal accounts. So, for example, once six Tigers of the 101st heavy tank battalion under the command of SS Obersturmführer Michael Wittmann destroyed three hundred Soviet tanks in half a day, which was about twice the available tank park of the Red Army in this sector of the front. Not satisfied with this, the next day they destroyed two hundred more Soviet tanks, and only a sudden attack of thousands of Soviet tanks forced the heroes to retreat.

[@pierredecine1936]

any idea why, in every StuG video - it produces such a huge amount of smoke when firing ?

[@PanzerInsight]

One of the reasons is because the gun is low to the ground, it kicks up a lot of dust.

[@pierredecine1936]

@@PanzerInsight makes sense, but in a clip I saw a StuG & a Hetz were in a town cobbled square - evry StuG shot was white smoke, the Hetz not neatly so white - perhaps thge round they were firing was diff .

[@PanzerInsight]

That shot was from a propaganda reel right after the battle of Prague, were the people used abandoned Hetzers and StuGs for a propaganda scene and they did not use real ammo.

[@pierredecine1936]

@@PanzerInsight Thanks much, u know your - ah - merde ...

[@DayDreamer10251]

I'm a bit confused about the StuG variant that has an MG inside the hull? Does it have a specific name or is also just called StuG 3 Ausf. g?

[@PanzerInsight]

No StuG had a MG in the hull.?!

[@DayDreamer10251]

@@PanzerInsight I did found one or more pictures with StuGs armed with hull mounted MGs and this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHekdmlnndaefbM (The one shown in the video is a swiss StuG and maybe because of that it might a "special" variant) It's all in german but they say and you can see an MG34 inside the hull next to the main gun? www.fahrzeuge-der-wehrmacht.de/Bilder/StuG_3_G_Mu_06-1.jpg (Maybe I'm confusing it with something else but that tiny hole looks to me more like an MG port?)

[@DayDreamer10251]

@@PanzerInsight Ah never mind found it out myself. The variant I'm talking about is the StuG 40 Ausf. G which saw service from 1942 till the end (Though everyone keeps calling it the StuG 3 Ausf. G. Which makes it very confusing)

[@PanzerInsight]

The 40 stands for nothing it's just the indication for the inter StuG III production, Like the StuH has indication number 42, you're confused with the Ausf G late and the "Saukopf" mantlet.

[@DayDreamer10251]

@@PanzerInsight Confusing, but now I know more. Thanks for the answer mate

[@dinosauralan.9486]

Was that a Schwimmwagen at 1:13 in allied use???

[@PanzerInsight]

Yes.

[@tropischstudio]

My history

[@JuanPerez-vv5lk]

it didn't have turret, how did they aim?

[@tonyrobinson362]

They had to turn the whole vehicle, But usually they laid in ambush.

[@raveinus]

Das Arbeitsgerät von meinem Grossvater

[@watarut]

三突👍️

[@ostblockberserker1982er]

6:42 🥲

[@justincayce4121]

Nice footage, the music ruined it.

[@PanzerInsight]

Sadly you can't just place any music on a video just willy-nilly, if you want better music you can donate 13 euro to my Patreon every month, then I will have enough to buy copyrighted music.

[@zadzad4353]

German STUGS crews and all its SPG derivative are a different breed off guys! They are way cooler than the tank crews!! They Refused to be call Tankers and they considered themselves as Artillery men! They wear different coloured uniforms which is grey in colour the same as their artillery mens with artillery patches as their tank crew brothers in arms wore black uniform.. and they also hv theor own doctrine or S.O.P which are slightly different than tank crew does..

[@williamorr9203]

Music's got to go.!!!!

[@user-rq9nz7yx8s]

Как не танкуй, красные все равно победят

[@GabrielGuedes-qw2et]

T-34

[@lmp3033]

El Stug lll f y g reventó miles de t34 en el frente del este como shermans en el del oeste. Una gran maquina blindada relacion precio efectividad.

[@GabrielGuedes-qw2et]

@@lmp3033 Creo que no entendiste ... Le pedí que hiciera un video sobre el T-34 hace algún tiempo

[@lmp3033]

@@GabrielGuedes-qw2et Otra gran maquina blindada que revoluciono la guerra con no tan buenos tripulantes y peor doctrina tactica. Si no me falla la memoria fue el blindado mas destruido en la guerra aun siendo un diseño revolucionario y muy efectivo.

[@luxbeci2]

Thats panzer 3 leopard not good tank very much destroyed. Rusian army killed thats very much Panzers 3.

[@AFT_05G]

Wtf are you talking about?Stugs destroyed almost 30.000 enemy tanks/spgs in overall.

[@richardvangelder3666]

I hate that split screen crap... It's annoying as hell! Only an idiot would do it!!!

[@PanzerInsight]

Only idiot would prefer stretching out the image to fit the modern ratio.

[@user-bo8iy1zj7i]

Печку газовую покажите в которой людей жгут пока эта хорошая техника по русским танкам стреляет!..

[@rvcn7813]

вторую мировую выиграли РУССКИЕ!, а не томми

[@williamorr9203]

Music's got to go.!!!!

[@PanzerInsight]

If you want original sound, hit that Mute button, because these are all original, without sound.