The German railway gun which became known as the Amiens Gun after its capture on 8 August 1918 by ...

Accession Number A04859
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

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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.

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