Published on
13/07/2026 - 11:12 GMT+2
During construction work at the Nordholz naval air base in Lower Saxony, an extraordinary Second World War find has come to light: a well-preserved Sturmgeschütz III assault gun of the Wehrmacht was found hidden in sandy soil for more than 80 years.
According to public broadcaster NDR, citing the Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA), the tracked vehicle was discovered back in April 2026 during excavator work. The find was publicly confirmed in mid-May.
The vehicle is a Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III), the most widely produced fully tracked vehicle of the Wehrmacht. Unlike a classic tank, the assault gun did not have a rotating turret. Instead, the gun was fixed in the superstructure and aimed by turning the entire vehicle.
