A heavy machine gun group covers infantrymen as they investigate a
knocked out StuG Ill 7.5cm assault gun. It was common practice for
troops to occupy knocked out vehicles and turning them into pillboxes.
Armored vehicle crews were very reluctant to take their machines
forward into built-up areas unless protected by infantrymen from
close-in attack.
Road To Destruction-
Operation Blue And The Battle of Stalingrad 1942-43
Ian Baxter
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