The primary German assault gun was the Sturmgeschütz III ( StuG III ).

Armed with a high-velocity dual-purpose 75 mm gun, late production StuG III variants blurred the line between assault guns and tank destroyers.

The StuG III was the most-produced German armored fighting vehicle of any type built during the war years, with some 9, 400 examples built from January 1940 through March 1945.

To counter the threat of the Russian T-34s, another, more powerful 50 mm gun was introduced, only to give way to a larger 75 mm cannon, which was in a fixed mount as the StuG III, the most-produced German World War II armored fighting vehicle of any type.

He initially served as a commander of a StuG III assault gun.

The unrelated SU-76i ( 1943 ) was based on the German Panzer III and StuG III chassis, armed with a ZiS-5 76. 2 mm gun.

Its armor protection was only adequate ; the 65 mm of 30-degree sloped frontal armor was moderately greater than that of the T-34 medium tank, but still left it vulnerable frontally to the 88 mm KwK 36 / 43 guns of the Tiger and Elefant at long range and the 7. 5 cm KwK 40 high-velocity gun of the Panzer IV and StuG III / IV at medium and short ranges ( and from any range from the flanks or rear ).

The 75 mm PaK 39 L / 48 gun of the Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ) was a modified version of the 75 mm StuK 40 L / 48 used in the StuG III and StuG IV assault guns.

During October and November 1943, 48 of the 50 surviving vehicles were modified by addition of a ball-mounted MG 34 in the hull front ( to improve anti-infantry ability ), a commander's cupola ( modified from the standard StuG III cupola ) for improved vision and the application of Zimmerit paste.

Emergency supplies of German Panzer IV tanks, StuG III self-propelled assault guns and captured T-34s made it possible for the Finns to replace its losses with more effective vehicles.

* Sturmgeschütz ( StuG ) — self-propelled assault gun, such as the Sturmgeschütz III.

Equipped with a 75 mm L / 24 low velocity gun, using the same pedestal gun mount employed on the StuG III.

StuG-Batterie equipped with ten StuG III, IV or Hetzer vehicles

Most assault guns were mounted on the chassis of a Panzer III or Panzer IV, with the resultant model being called either a StuG III or StuG IV respectively.

These Elefants proved completely unwieldy and did not even have the regular StuG III and IV advantage of a low profile.

By late 1943, improved Allied tanks and tank destroyers ( US ) with improved guns, rotating turrets, and superior mobility ( brought on not only by technology, but also improved tactics ) forced the StuG III and IVs into the corner of being primarily an ambush weapon.

Both a captured Panzer IV and a StuG III are on display in the Armor Museum in Israel.

* StuG III ( FLAMM ), a variant based on a variety of pre-Ausf F StuG III assault gun chassis.

Only with aerial and artillery support, coming from Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers and StuG assault guns, were the German infantry able to battle their way into the city.

The ISU-152's 90 mm of sloped frontal armor, in contrast to the SU-152's 65 mm, provided excellent frontal protection from the 75mm KwK 40 gun of the ubiquitous Panzer IV and StuG family at all but the closest ranges, while also forcing the original Tiger I, with its vaunted 88mm KwK 36 gun, to close to medium ranges in order to successfully penetrate the vehicle, negating its traditional long range superiority and exposing more of its vulnerable flanks to the 85mm ZiS-S gun of the Soviet T-34-85.

On December 6 – 7, 1943, at a conference with Hitler, he welcomed the suggestion of taking the StuG III superstructure and mounting it on a Panzer IV chassis.

While the number is smaller than the 9000 + StuG III, the StuG IV supplemented and fought along with StuG III during 1944-45, when they were most needed.

however these were replaced by the 137th, 78th Infantry Division and 292nd infantry divisions in addition to the 268th, about 70, 000 troops in all with some 500 artillery pieces and 40 StuG IIIs of the 202nd Assault Gun Battalion, last three a part of the German XX Army Corps.

Soon after, another five German divisions, three Hungarian divisions, six StuG brigades and the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion ( equipped with Tiger II tanks ) were placed under Harpe's command.

Sturmgeschütz is a German word for " assault gun ", usually abbreviated StuG.

F. As the Jagdpanzer IV was already being produced by Vomag, the StuG IV may not have materialized, had it not been for the major disruption of StuG III production, and the scarce supply of the 7. 5 cm L / 70 gun designated for the Jagdpanzer IV.

Independent battalions were also deployed as ' stiffeners ' for infantry divisions, and the StuG III's anti-tank capabilities contributed greatly to the German's ability to draw out World War II after they had lost the strategic initiative.

The Germans were so excited by the initial StuG success that they turned to folly by producing the near useless Elefant " StuG " on obsolescent Porsche tank hulls ( the Porsche had been beaten out by the Henschel Tiger I, using the same Krupp-designed turret as the Porsche hull design, for heavy tank production ).

Plans for the StuG IV were halted.

Combat weight was 23000 kg, lighter than the 23900 kg for the StuG III Ausf.

To make up for the large deficit in StuG III production, StuG IV production received full support.

In October 2011, a restored Latvian StuG IV that was found in a swamp in former Courland Pocket and restored by a Latvian enthusiast was offered for sale on milweb. net at an asking price of 425, 000 Euros, this vehicle has no engine or gearbox.

As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer ( tank destroyer, literally " hunting tank ") designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III ( StuG III ).

" A " stands for Alkett, a manufacturer of the StuG III, that was ordered to redesign the Jagdpanzer IV superstructure to be mounted onto a standard Panzer IV chassis.

The Germans also built a number of other fully armored turretless assault guns, including the StuG IV, Brummbär and Sturmtiger.

Battalions of assault guns, usually StuG IIIs, commonly replaced the intended panzer battalion in the German panzergrenadier divisions due to the chronic shortage of tanks, and were sometimes used as makeshifts even in the panzer divisions.

The BT-42 was retired soon after the Vyborg battles and was replaced in the role by German-made StuG IIIs.

It is estimated that by 1944 StuG battalions had destroyed 20, 000 enemy tanks, mostly T-34s.

The StuG is not generally considered to be a true tank because it lacks a turret.

The APG III system ( 2009 ) differs only in that the Limnocharitaceae are combined with the Alismataceae ; it was also suggested that the genus Maundia ( of the Juncaginaceae ) could be separated into a monogeneric family, Maundiaceae, but the authors noted that more study was necessary before Maundiaceae could be recognized.

The first substantial amounts of metallic americium weighing 40 – 200 micrograms were not prepared until 1951 by reduction of americium ( III ) fluoride with barium metal in high vacuum at 1100 ° C.

* Architect / Designer III: Licensed architect or non-registered graduate with 8 – 10 years of experience ; responsible for significant aspects of projects.

Under Title III, no individual may be discriminated against on the basis of disability with regards to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases ( or leases to ), or operates a place of public accommodation.

Under Title III of the ADA, all " new construction " ( construction, modification or alterations ) after the effective date of the ADA ( approximately July 1992 ) must be fully compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines ( ADAAG ) found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 28 C. F. R., Part 36, Appendix " A ".

With regard to historic properties ( those properties that are listed or that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or properties designated as historic under State or local law ), those facilities must still comply with the provisions of Title III of the ADA to the " maximum extent feasible " but if following the usual standards would " threaten to destroy the historic significance of a feature of the building " then alternative standards may be used.

Nonetheless, as Frank Bowe predicted when he testified as the lead witness on Title III in the Senate hearings leading up to enactment, the fact that Title III calls for accessibility in, and alterations to, thousands of stores, restaurants, hotels, etc., in thousands of communities across the U. S. means that this Title probably has had more effect on the lives of more Americans with disabilities than any other ADA title.

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The justification for attributing life to objects was stated by David Hume in his Natural History of Religion ( Section III ): " There is a universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object those qualities with which they are familiarly acquainted, and of which they are intimately conscious.

Ahmed III cultivated good relations with France, doubtless in view of Russia's menacing attitude-in fact, both his wives were Frenchwomen.

Forced against his will into war with Russia, Ahmed III came nearer than any Ottoman sovereign before or since to breaking the power of his northern rival, whose armies his grand vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha succeeded in completely surrounding at the Pruth River Campaign in 1711.

The Harem with the Sultan Ahmed III

This episode is also found in Clement of Alexandria, in Stephen of Byzantium ( Kopai and Argunnos ), and in Propertius, III with minor variations.

This article contains information about Aga Khan III, and also links to the 1922 update with further information about Aga Khan III.

For want of funds, Alexander was unable to resist the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights or prevent Grand Duke of Muscovy Ivan III from ravaging Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Tatars.

Peace between Henry III, the French prince and Alexander followed on 12 September 1217 with the treaty of Kingston.

Under Michael VII Doukas Parapinakes ( 1071 – 1078 ) and Nikephoros III Botaneiates ( 1078 – 1081 ), he was also employed, along with his elder brother Isaac, against rebels in Asia Minor, Thrace, and in Epirus.

First married to Michael VII Doukas and secondly to Nikephoros III Botaneiates, she was preoccupied with the future of her son by Michael VII, Constantine Doukas.

Nikephoros III intended to leave the throne to one of his close relatives, and this resulted in Maria's ambivalence and alliance with the Komnenoi.

Instead, that night ( July 17 / 18 ), Alexios III hid in the palace, and finally, with one of his daughters, Eirene, and such treasures ( 1, 000 pounds of gold ) as he could collect, got into a boat and escaped to Debeltos in Thrace, leaving his wife and his other daughters behind.

Here Alexios III eventually surrendered, with Euphrosyne, to Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, who was establishing himself as ruler of the Kingdom of Thessalonica.

Trying to escape Boniface's " protection ", Alexios III attempted to seek shelter with Michael I Komnenos Doukas, the ruler of Epirus, in 1205.

He certainly corresponded with Elias III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and possibly sent a mission to India in honour of Saint Thomas the Apostle, whose tomb was believed to lie in that country.