StuG III/IV Camouflage Patterns

[Earl of Grey]

The following are color profiles I've been collecting for years. They were taken from various sources and have either been found on the internet, donated by friends or scanned by myself which explains the variying quality.

Some notes beforehand:
- The most obvious mistake a lot of artists apparently make is mistaking dusty road wheels to be painted in RAL7028 Dunkelgelb. Actual color of those road wheels depends primarily on time of manufacture.
- I'll sort the profiles after units and have one post each for all respective vehicles. That way, I can always add new profiles should I find some.
- These patterns are historically accurate to a big degree (else they wouldn't be posted here). They can thus be used for modelling or wargaming purposes without second thoughts. (For interpretation of colors see below.)
- I tried to get unit, place and time correct for every profile, but that isn't always possible. Please don't regard the captions as 100% accurate, rather as 'very likely'.
- The colors shown in these profiles are not the historical colors of the respective vehicles but only an aproximation/impression of the respective artist. The general color placement of the three colors is usually correct (as far as it can be determined), hue/saturation etc. are not.

If you have any further questions (because I might have forgotten something), feel free to ask!

[Earl of Grey]

9.SS-PzDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_01.jpg
- Normandy, August 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_09.jpg
- Arnhem, September 1944

[Earl of Grey]

FschPzDiv" Hermann Göring"

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_10.jpg
- Sicily, mid-1943

[Earl of Grey]

PzDiv "Müncheberg"

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_03.jpg
- Berlin, April 1945

[Earl of Grey]

1.SS-PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_01.jpg
- Eastern Front, spring 1943 (this vehicle is most likely painted in RAL7021 with irregular patches of RAL8020)

[AirborneBob]

Your profiles are an immeasurable help to the modellers here...keep up the great job!!!

[Earl of Grey]

2.SS-PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_06.jpg
- Kursk, July 1943

[Earl of Grey]

3.SS-PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_07.jpg
- Kharkov, March 1943

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_08.jpg
- Kursk, July 1943

[Earl of Grey]

15.PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_04.jpg
- Sicily, August 1943

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_03.jpg
- Germany, March 1945

[Earl of Grey]

18.FrwSS-PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_05.jpg
- Slovakia, September 1944

[Earl of Grey]

29.PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_02.jpg
- Italy 1945

[Earl of Grey]

PzGrenDiv "Großdeutschland"

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_15.jpg
- Ukraine, February 1945

[Earl of Grey]

InfDiv "Großdeutschland"

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_12.jpg
- Eastern Front, June 1942 (this vehicle is most likely painted in RAL7021 with irregular patches of RAL7027 or RAL8020)

[Earl of Grey]

FschStuGBrigXII

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_11.jpg
- Reichswald, February 1945

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig243

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_17.jpg
- Germany, April 1945

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig259

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_18.jpg
- Poland, July 1944

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig277

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_04.jpg
- East Prussia, February 1945

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig279

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_05.jpg
- East Prussia, September 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_06.jpg
- East Prussia, September 1944

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig394

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_19.jpg
- Normandy, mid-1944

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig902

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_20.jpg
- Poland, August 1944

[Earl of Grey]

StuGBrig904

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_21.jpg
- Poland, July 1944

[Earl of Grey]

PzAbt(Fkl)301

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_14.jpg
- Normandy, June 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_13.jpg
- Normandy, June 1944

[Earl of Grey]

SS-FschJgBtl600

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_16.jpg
- Germany, April 1945

[Earl of Grey]

Unknown

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_25.jpg
- Eastern Fornt, Winter 1942-43

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_23.jpg
- Kursk, July 1943

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_26.jpg
- Ukraine 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_07.jpg
- Italy 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIV_09.jpg
- Eastern Front, fall 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_30.jpg
- Eastern Front 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_24.jpg
- Eastern Front 1944-45

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_26-1.jpg
- Oderfront, March 1945

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_02.jpg
- Oderfront, March 1945

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_27.jpg
- Western Front, March 1945

[Earl of Grey]

10.PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_22.jpg
- Czechoslovakia, April 1945

[Earl of Grey]

3.SS-PzDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_27-1.jpg
- Eastern Front, winter 1944-45

[Earl of Grey]

HStuArtBrig243

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_28.jpg
- Berlin, April 1945

[Earl of Grey]

7.SS-FrwGebDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_28-1.jpg
- Belgrade, fall 1944

[Earl of Grey]

17.SS-PzGrenDiv

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_29.jpg
- Normandy, Augut 1944

[Louis]

Beautiful gallery you have Earl .-
I see you love the tanks, what is your favorite?
I interpret that is that you have in your signature ...

[Earl of Grey]

I see you love the tanks, what is your favorite?
I interpret that is that you have in your signature ...

Yup, the Panther's my favorite. But the Jagdpanther is even more sexy... :becky:

[Louis]

I imagined .-
As you say, has a fantastic gallery .-

[Earl of Grey]

PzAbt(Fkl)302

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_31.jpg
Warsaw, August 1944

[Earl of Grey]

StuGbrig286

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color%20Profiles/StuG/stugIII_33.jpg
Kishinev, mid-1944

[Earl of Grey]

LwFDiv16

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color Profiles/StuG/stugIII_34.jpg
- Caen, July 1944

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww164/earlofgrey/Color Profiles/StuG/stugIII_35.jpg
- Caen, July 1944

[GrandSherman]

Huh... I've never seen side plating done like that before. It's like split in half?

[Earl of Grey]

No, not quite - actually these are additional plates placed on top of the regular ones to increase armor protection. Off the top of my head I think these were field modifications and NOT standard. Would have to look it up, though.