Picture No | 10220240 |
Date | 1945 |
Description | German Ultra-Heavy Artillery, Second World War 1945 |
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British and American soldiers examining some German gun barrels, each 28 yards long, captured in Essen, Germany, 1945. These barrels, 11-inchs in calibre, were designed for shelling an extremely distant target.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 16 June 1945. page 639 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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