German StuG IV found in Poland (2006)

[wars98]

Hi!
I and my team in 28- 30 August (phase I) and 28 September - 1 October (phase II) 2006 recover from small river Rgilewka in Grzegorzew near Kolo (in mid western Poland) wreck an assault gun Sturmgeschütz IV /StuG IV/ (Sd.Kfz.167 – Sonderkraftfahrzeug 167).
We find this wreck at the end of February 2006. In phase I we excavate only a wheel and some minor parts. In phase II we recover damaged turret with the gun.
It's StuG IV (late version produced by Krupp) with "Saukopf" (pig head) gun mantlet, without antimagnetic cement (Zimmerit).
We find too: 1 machine gun (MG 34 with ammunition), 2 panzerfaust, 2 missiles (to the 75 mm guns) and 1 helmet.
Our StuG IV we delivery to the Museum of Armour in Poznan.
Best regards
wars98

[Dimas]

Hi!
I and my team in 28- 30 August (phase I) and 28 September - 1 October (phase II) 2006 recover from small river Rgilewka in Grzegorzew near Kolo (in mid western Poland) wreck an assault gun Sturmgeschütz IV /StuG IV/ (Sd.Kfz.167 – Sonderkraftfahrzeug 167).
We find this wreck at the end of February 2006. In phase I we excavate only a wheel and some minor parts. In phase II we recover damaged turret with the gun.
It's StuG IV (late version produced by Krupp) with "Saukopf" (pig head) gun mantlet, without antimagnetic cement (Zimmerit).
We find too: 1 machine gun (MG 34 with ammunition), 2 panzerfaust, 2 missiles (to the 75 mm guns) and 1 helmet.
Our StuG IV we delivery to the Museum of Armour in Poznan.
Best regards
wars98

Can you post some pictures?
I have some pictures from your recovery, nice job!

[Sandsam]

Hi wars98

Is it Poznan, Poland ??
I travel a lot in Poland, and i have been in Poznan several times..
Wonderful city

Congratulations with the Stug...

I have often been at the Castel....
Nice place and a beauteful park...
And the cemetary is allso interesting to visit...

[wars98]

Hi wars98

Is it Poznan, Poland ??
I travel a lot in Poland, and i hav been in Poznan several times..
Wonderful city

Congratulations with the Stug...

Hi!
Sandsam. Yes, that's right. It's Poznan, Poland.
Thanks a lot.
Maybe next year we try recovery chassis of our StuG IV? Who nows?

Dimas. My photo:
dws.org.pl :: Zobacz temat - Grzegorzew (28-30.08.2006 r.) (recovery - phase I),
dws.org.pl :: Zobacz temat - Akcja wydobycia wraku pojazdu pancernego - Grzegorzew 2006 (recovery - phase II),
dws.org.pl :: Zobacz temat - Renowacja StuG-a IV z Grzegorzewa (restoration).
Regards
wars98

[Ben Evans]

Wars, welcome to this forum and what a truly amazing thread, to me it is fascinating, I would love to work on a project like this

Thanks

Ben

[wars98]

[wars98]

And now (22 May 2008) in Poznan:



Regards
wars98

[Sokol]

Looks great! It will be good if you manage to get the chassis, too.

[wars98]

28 May 2008:






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wars98

[ostlanddigger]

great job WARS 98.I can imagine that was a great ACTION for everybody who take a part in that hard work.Unspeakable emotions.