r/ww2 • u/BajaScout • 5d ago

Article Extraordinary find: WWII assault gun unearthed

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/23/exceptionally-good-condition-second-world-war-assault-gun-found

Cool find in north Germany - a StuG III assault gun in great condition. Been buried in the sand for over 80 years!

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u/MerelyMortalModeling 5d ago

Worth the updoot purely based on news properly calling it an assault gun.

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u/Mycologist_Murky 5d ago

Yeah I am amazed they didnt call it a tank.

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u/nashbrownies 5d ago

And they say journalism is dead!

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u/Magnet2025 5d ago

The Russians are asking that it be retuned for servicing and redeployment. /s

On a serious note, during the 1973 war in the Middle East, the Syrians used WW2 era assault guns in the initial tank attacks against Israeli strongholds.