dewertus
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During World War II using capture equipment was not unusual, but it usually took place on the principle of supplementing the unit with missing equipment. I do not know the case of a unit that was fully equipped only with captured equipment.
In the Polish Army in the East, such a case took place - it was the 5th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment being part of the 6 "Pomeranian" Infantry Division.
Originally, the Regiment was to be armed with SU-76 but the Russians did not fulfill their obligations. In order not to deprive the entire Division of anti-tank support, the captured ex-german equipment was incarnate (repaired by the 24th Repair Battalion):
one Panzer IV Ausf.J,
three Stug.III Ausf.G (Stug 40),
three Jagdpanzer 38 (t) "Hetzer"
and transporters - Sd kfz.251 and EPA (Marder III).
Captured equipment was used from spring (March / April) until late fall (October / November) 1945. Then it was transferred to the 3rd Training Tank Battalion.
In the Polish Army in the East, such a case took place - it was the 5th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment being part of the 6 "Pomeranian" Infantry Division.
Originally, the Regiment was to be armed with SU-76 but the Russians did not fulfill their obligations. In order not to deprive the entire Division of anti-tank support, the captured ex-german equipment was incarnate (repaired by the 24th Repair Battalion):
one Panzer IV Ausf.J,
three Stug.III Ausf.G (Stug 40),
three Jagdpanzer 38 (t) "Hetzer"
and transporters - Sd kfz.251 and EPA (Marder III).
Captured equipment was used from spring (March / April) until late fall (October / November) 1945. Then it was transferred to the 3rd Training Tank Battalion.
