The Sturmgeschütz III assault gun began its career as infantry support vehicle intended to destroy field fortifications and machine-gun posts. The changing wartime situation and continued technical upgrades, however, made it one of the most effective and combat-worthy fighting vehicles in German Wehrmacht inventory.

This publication illuminates the development history, variants and especially the combat use of the Sturmgeschütz III from 1940 to 1945 in many hitherto unpublished wartime photographs.