in May. The remainder of the regiment fought in Sicily and mainland Italy for the rest of the war. Panzerwerfer batteries began to reinforce the Werfer Regiments beginning in mid-1943 and the regiments were paired into brigades beginning in early 1944. In late 1944, the brigades were redesignated as Volks-Werfer Brigades although no organizational changes occurred. A total of fifteen Werfer and Volks-Werfer Brigades were formed, plus one Positional Werfer Brigade (Stellungs-Werfer-Brigade) during the war. Image gallery Comparable systems Katyusha T34 Calliope T40 Whizbang, firing 7.2-Inch Demolition Rockets (United States) Land Mattress Notes References External links U.S. World War II Intelligence Report on Nebelwerfer 41 Luftwaffe manual for Werfer-Granate 21 rocket use on late model Fw 190 As-in German Army Nebelwerfer Units on Panzerkeil Independent Nebelwerfer Units of the Waffen-SS on Panzerkeil Nebeltruppe on Lexikon der Wehrmacht The photo album of Wehrmacht NCO with photos of 15-cm Nebelwerfer 41, 21-cm Nebelwerfer 42 and 15-cm Panzerwerfer 42 in combat at the Eastern Front. Rocket artillery World War II artillery of Germany Multiple rocket launchers