Accession Number | A04859 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens |
Date made | c August 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The German railway gun which became known as the Amiens Gun after its capture on 8 August 1918 by ...
Description
The German railway gun which became known as the Amiens Gun after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. Formerly a 28 cm calibre naval gun, it had been converted and mounted on a railway platform and used for long range bombardment operations. In its operational period from June 1918-August 1918, the gun was used against the City of Amiens.