Finnish soldiers giving water to their badly wounded comrade during the Battle of Vyborg Bay (June 30, - July 10, 1944).

Water to the wounded

The StuG G assault gun was by far the most widely produced and used in the StuG series. Between 1942-45 over 7,700 were produced. The StuG G used the hull of the Panzer III M with a low-profile superstructure. This made the assault gun incredibly difficult to spot as it lay in ambush amongst dense terrain.

Later versions were fitted with the Saukopf, or pig's head, gun mantlet. This slightly increased the armoured protection of the gun as is deflected in-coming shots.

Finnish 'Strumi' assault-gun with 'Saukopf'

Finnish conscripts with 99 days left of their military service. The text on the board roughly translates: "Through the last hundred" and "over in december". The date seems to be September 11, 1939...