Sturer Emil

World War II

Sturer Emil was an experimental German self-propelled anti-fortification gun of the Second World War. Based on the Henschel VK 30.01 (H) chassis, it carried a Rheinmetall 12.8 cm Kanone 40 L/61 gun in an open-topped fighting compartment. Two vehicles were built and served on the Eastern Front. One was lost in 1942, while the other was captured at Stalingrad in January 1943 and is displayed at the Kubinka Tank Museum.

Armament: Rheinmetall 12.8 cm Kanone 40 L/61 gun
Number built: Two vehicles
Surviving vehicle: Captured at Stalingrad and displayed at the Kubinka Tank Museum

Sources and credits

Article: Sturer Emil (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q684552
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK. CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, VK30.01(H) “Sturer Emil”
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