15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf)

The 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf), sometimes referred to as the Sturmpanzer II Bison, was a German assault gun used during World War II. The dozen vehicles produced were assigned to the 90th Light Infantry Division in North Africa during the war.

Development

The 15-centimetre (5.9 in) sIG 33 gun was used as direct-fire artillery in support of assaulting infantry. To improve its mobility 38 guns were mounted on a

Bibliography

• Chamberlain, Peter, and Hilary L. Doyle. Thomas L. Jentz (Technical Editor). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1978 (revised edition 1993)
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• Doyle, Hilary Louis, Friedli, Lukas and Jentz, Thomas. Sturmpanzer: Sturminfanteriegeschütz 33, Sturmpanzer and Munitionspanzer Development and Production from 1942 to 1945. Panzer Tracts No. 8-1. Boyds, Maryland: Panzer Tracts, 2014.
• Trojca, Waldemar and Jaugitz, Markus. Sturmtiger and Sturmpanzer in Combat. Katowice, Poland: Model Hobby, 2008
  ISBN 978-83-60041-29-1

• Jentz, Thomas L. Rommel's Funnies. Darlington, Maryland: Darlington Productions, 1997.
  ISBN 0-9648793-6-0
• Jentz, T. L. Artillerie Selbstfahrlafetten. 15 cm s.I.G.33 auf Pz.Kpfw.I (ohne Aufbau) to Karl-Geraet (54 cm) (Panzer Tracts № 10). Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2002
  ISBN 0-97084-075-6

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• wwiivehicles.com
• "Gw. II für 15 cm s.I.G. 33: S.P. Heavy Infantry Howitzer Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine" (U.S. World War II intelligence report)