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German Sturmpionier with Flammenwerfer 41, Stalingrad, 1942
Flamethrowers were the responsibility of the ‘Sturmpionierbataillon’ or the assault engineer battalion. The Flammenwerfer 41 or FmW 41 was the standard German flamethrower beginning in 1941, and it was an upgraded version of the earlier Flammenwerfer 35. It was designed to clear enemy trenches and buildings in highly fortified areas.
Similar to many other designs of the time, the FmW 41 used a hydrogen torch to ignite a tar and gas mixture which was fired from a hand-held torch attached to a tank.
Flamethrower troops were often targeted by enemy troops since the flamethrower devastated enemy morale and it was an effective weapon against well-entrenched enemy troops. The Flammenwerfers were often camouflaged to look like standard infantry rifles in an attempt to disguise the flamethrower troops.
God bless!
-The Historian
German Sturmpionier with Flammenwerfer 41, Stalingrad, 1942
Flamethrowers were the responsibility of the ‘Sturmpionierbataillon’ or the assault engineer battalion. The Flammenwerfer 41 or FmW 41 was the standard German flamethrower beginning in 1941, and it was an upgraded version of the earlier Flammenwerfer 35. It was designed to clear enemy trenches and buildings in highly fortified areas.
Similar to many other designs of the time, the FmW 41 used a hydrogen torch to ignite a tar and gas mixture which was fired from a hand-held torch attached to a tank.
Flamethrower troops were often targeted by enemy troops since the flamethrower devastated enemy morale and it was an effective weapon against well-entrenched enemy troops. The Flammenwerfers were often camouflaged to look like standard infantry rifles in an attempt to disguise the flamethrower troops.
God bless!
-The Historian