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Hummel (German: bumblebee) was a self-propelled artillery gun based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis armed with a 15 cm howitzer. It was used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War from early 1943 until the end of the war.The full designation was Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel Sd.Kfz. 165. On February 27 1944 Hitler ordered the name Hummel to be dropped as being inappropriate for a fighting vehicle.
