Book Review of Sturmgeschutz-ABT. 226
On the Battlefield
Author: Tom Cockle
WWII Photobook Series no. 24
Peko Publications
ISBN: 978-615-6683-97-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: Not said in the book. I believe it is 2023.
MSRP: $41.95
Peko Publications
ISBN: 978-615-6683-97-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: Not said in the book. I believe it is 2023.
MSRP: $41.95
UNIT HISTORY:
29 May 1941..... Transferred to the area around Warsaw.
4 Jun.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
22 Jun.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
8 to 15 Jul.1941..... Attached to XXXVII. Armeekorps (mot.), 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
16 to 23 Jul.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
24 Jul. to 7 Aug.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
8 to 21 Aug.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
22 to 23 Aug.1941..... Attached to XX. Armeekorps, 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Aug.1941..... Attached to XXIV. Armeekorps (mot.), 2. Panzergruppe during the drive on Kiev from the north.
22 Sep.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee (Reserve), Heeresgruppe Mitte.
29 Sep.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
5 Oct.1941..... Attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
19 Oct.1941..... Attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
20 to 21 Oct.1941..... Assigned to 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
24 Dec.1941..... Assigned to 2. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
3 Feb.1942..... Stu.Gesch.Abt.226 (minus one batterie) attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Jun. to Jul.1942..... Participated in the Battle of Voronezh.
19 Jul.1942..... Transferred to Treuenbrietzen for rest and refitting.
11 Aug.1942..... Unit transferred to France to complete its refitting.
9 Sep.1942..... Transferred back to the Eastern Front.
Oct.1942..... Attached to L. Armeekorps, 11. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord, to assist in assaulting Leningrad.
14 Nov.1942..... Unit attached to XXVI. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
24 Dec.1942..... Attached to XXVI. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
4 Jul.1943..... Assigned to 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
10 Nov.1943..... Elements of the Abteilung were attached to 58. Infanterie-Division, L. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
*14 Feb.1944..... Redesignated Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 226.
THE BOOK:
Peko Publications is located in Hungary.
This book is hard-bound, shrink-wrapped in clear cello.
It contains 142 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. Four pages are blank.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. F (photo repeated again inside the book). It is overall Panzer-grey with a skeletal white German cross on its sides.
The back cover shows a black and white photo of 2 German crewmen atop a Pz.Kpfw, III in a snow-covered woods. There is heavy snow on the tank.
The crewman wears a white winter uniform and steel helmet that is painted white.
The book contains black and white photos by many different photographers. There are no color photos.
The text in the book is half in English and half in Hungarian.
The book begins with a one-page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Two pages of INTRODUCTION.
The book is an album that shows all the different armor and vehicles that were used by Sturmgeschutz-ABT 226..
There are black and white photos of the tanks used by the unit.
There are 69 photos of the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. B.
Three photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. C/D. One of which is of a wrecked one.
Five photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E.
Fifteen photos of a Pz,Kpfw. III Ausf. F.
Ten photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. G.
Photos of the vehicles used by them are;
A Ford V-8 Type G-48 staff car.
Two photos of a Ford V-8 Type G9/A staff car.
Four photos of a Sd.Kfz. 252 ammunition carrier half-track.
Four photos of a Auto Union Horch 901 Type 40.
Two photos of a Mercedes Benz L3000s Lorrie.
A photo of a Ford Sifel 2-door Cabrolet limosine.
Two photos of a Victoria KR 350cc motorcycle.
Three photos of a AMW R-12 motorcycle with side-car.
A photo of a Bushing Nag 4500A lorrie.
Two photos of a Henschel 280D-1 Lorrie.
Two photos of a captured Russian Zis-5.
Also, photos of mechanics working on a transmission and running gear.
The wreck of an unidentified truck.
The next to last page of the book shows 23 black and white cover arts of other Peko books.
The last page of the book shows the cover art for a upcoming book from Peko. “Panzerwaffe in the battlefield, no. 4”, WWII Photo Series.
This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and military historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review copy.
Casemate is the N. American distributor of Peko Publications and all of Peko’s books can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
29 May 1941..... Transferred to the area around Warsaw.
4 Jun.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
22 Jun.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
8 to 15 Jul.1941..... Attached to XXXVII. Armeekorps (mot.), 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
16 to 23 Jul.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
24 Jul. to 7 Aug.1941..... Attached to IX. Armeekorps, 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
8 to 21 Aug.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
22 to 23 Aug.1941..... Attached to XX. Armeekorps, 2. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Aug.1941..... Attached to XXIV. Armeekorps (mot.), 2. Panzergruppe during the drive on Kiev from the north.
22 Sep.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee (Reserve), Heeresgruppe Mitte.
29 Sep.1941..... Assigned to 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
5 Oct.1941..... Attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
19 Oct.1941..... Attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
20 to 21 Oct.1941..... Assigned to 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
24 Dec.1941..... Assigned to 2. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
3 Feb.1942..... Stu.Gesch.Abt.226 (minus one batterie) attached to XXXXIII. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
Jun. to Jul.1942..... Participated in the Battle of Voronezh.
19 Jul.1942..... Transferred to Treuenbrietzen for rest and refitting.
11 Aug.1942..... Unit transferred to France to complete its refitting.
9 Sep.1942..... Transferred back to the Eastern Front.
Oct.1942..... Attached to L. Armeekorps, 11. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord, to assist in assaulting Leningrad.
14 Nov.1942..... Unit attached to XXVI. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
24 Dec.1942..... Attached to XXVI. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
4 Jul.1943..... Assigned to 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
10 Nov.1943..... Elements of the Abteilung were attached to 58. Infanterie-Division, L. Armeekorps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord.
*14 Feb.1944..... Redesignated Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 226.
THE BOOK:
Peko Publications is located in Hungary.
This book is hard-bound, shrink-wrapped in clear cello.
It contains 142 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format. Four pages are blank.
The cover art shows a black and white wartime photo of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. F (photo repeated again inside the book). It is overall Panzer-grey with a skeletal white German cross on its sides.
The back cover shows a black and white photo of 2 German crewmen atop a Pz.Kpfw, III in a snow-covered woods. There is heavy snow on the tank.
The crewman wears a white winter uniform and steel helmet that is painted white.
The book contains black and white photos by many different photographers. There are no color photos.
The text in the book is half in English and half in Hungarian.
The book begins with a one-page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Two pages of INTRODUCTION.
The book is an album that shows all the different armor and vehicles that were used by Sturmgeschutz-ABT 226..
There are black and white photos of the tanks used by the unit.
There are 69 photos of the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. B.
Three photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. C/D. One of which is of a wrecked one.
Five photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E.
Fifteen photos of a Pz,Kpfw. III Ausf. F.
Ten photos of a Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. G.
Photos of the vehicles used by them are;
A Ford V-8 Type G-48 staff car.
Two photos of a Ford V-8 Type G9/A staff car.
Four photos of a Sd.Kfz. 252 ammunition carrier half-track.
Four photos of a Auto Union Horch 901 Type 40.
Two photos of a Mercedes Benz L3000s Lorrie.
A photo of a Ford Sifel 2-door Cabrolet limosine.
Two photos of a Victoria KR 350cc motorcycle.
Three photos of a AMW R-12 motorcycle with side-car.
A photo of a Bushing Nag 4500A lorrie.
Two photos of a Henschel 280D-1 Lorrie.
Two photos of a captured Russian Zis-5.
Also, photos of mechanics working on a transmission and running gear.
The wreck of an unidentified truck.
The next to last page of the book shows 23 black and white cover arts of other Peko books.
The last page of the book shows the cover art for a upcoming book from Peko. “Panzerwaffe in the battlefield, no. 4”, WWII Photo Series.
This book will be of great interest to armor modelers and military historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review copy.
Casemate is the N. American distributor of Peko Publications and all of Peko’s books can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.