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The Stürmgeschutz, better known as the StuG was the workhorse of the German army during the Second World War.

Initially intended mainly for infantry support, the StuG evolved into one of the most important German vehicles of the war.

As the war progressed, a secondary role as a tank destroyer became more vital.

And the StuG arm has produced a number of brave and decorated commanders over the years. One of them was Josef "Sepp" Brandner.

Sepp Brandner joined the Sturmartillerie fairly early. In 1941, he joined the StuG Battalion 202 which saw its baptism of fire during the attack on Russia.

He was reassigned to command StuG Brigade 912 in 1944 and took command of the unit in mid-December of that year.

StuG Brigade 912 was one of the units stranded in Courland, Latvia's westernmost territory bordering the Baltic Sea.

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