Sturmgeschütz III (German for "Storm Assault Gun") was a German assault gun used during World War II. It was developed in the early 1940s and saw extensive service on the Eastern and Western Fronts. The Sturmgeschütz III was designed to
The Sturmgeschütz III was an assault gun produced by Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle, and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track. It was built on a slightly modified Panzer III chassis, replacing the turret with an armored, fixed superstructure mounting a more powerful gun. Initially intended as a mobile assault gun for direct-fire support for infantry, the StuG III was continually modified, and much like the later Jagdpanzer vehicles, was employed as a tank destroyer.