Sd.Kfz 251/9 Ausf D (Stummel) half-track theban Infantry shown for scale only

Infantry shown for scale only and not included

hence a grizzly end to many a barge crew

but after a few months hard fighting they went on to fight with determination alongside their brothers in the Prussian Line regiments

literally means ‘Land Servant’ or ‘Servant of the Country’ and seems to have been coined sometime around 1470

Sd.Kfz 251/9 Ausf D (Stummel) half-track theban Infantry shown for scale onlyThe Sd. Kfz 251 half track was the ubiquitous German half track used throughout World War II to transport Panzergrenadiers. The 251 was known by German and Allied soldiers alike as Hanomag after its manufacturer Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG. Combining the already proven Sd. Kfz 251 half track with the short L 24 low velocity 7. 5cm gun created the Sd Kfz 251 9, nicknamed the Stummel (Stump) because of the guns short length. Stummels were issued to