May 7May 7 #1 Here is a link to a topic from another forum where a buried German WW2 STUG III was found at an airfield near Bremerhaven. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/armour-weapons-aircraft-recovery/buried-stug-iii-found-germany-2026-a-849109/ Pretty amazing find. hopefully they find the other vehicles as well.. Leigh
May 7May 7 Author #2 Here is another link to another forum with more photos. https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-uniforms-and-equipment/achtung-panzer-forum/16018335-stug-iii-found-in-germany An incredibly historic find. Leigh
June 14Jun 14 #4 Some more photos. This Stug has 19 kill rings on the barrel and is believed to be the vehicle of Leutnant Werner Stehle, KC 28 apr 1945 as he was the only one with 19 kills. It is reported that the Stug will go to Munster and will be conserved in its current condition, not restored.
June 14Jun 14 #5 Leutnant Werner Stehle was evidently in the Army initially, in the 97th Jäger Division, his job not mentioned, he evidently transfers to the Air Force, the 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division, again job not mentioned, then 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division, once again no idea what he is. Becomes an Officer at one point, and becomes a member of one of those Air Force Assault Gun Brigades, till the end of the war, in this case Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz Brigade 12 (mot). Here he is in the Field Grey Panzer Uniform with Air Force insignia.
June 15Jun 15 #6 Thanks for the photos. Very neat! I love the photo of Lt. Stehle in his Luftwaffe Sturmgeschutz uniform with Luftwaffe insignia. How many collectors would think this combination was original if we saw it at a military show? Never say never.
June 17Jun 17 #7 Amazing things still being found. It would certainly be tempting to fully restore such a find but there is something to be said about leaving it as is. Scott
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