24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hi all,
I found on Ebay this curious image of two 24cm K3 barrel trailers.
Does anyone have any idea about where the image was taken? The flags seem Hungarian
Sturm78
I found on Ebay this curious image of two 24cm K3 barrel trailers.
Does anyone have any idea about where the image was taken? The flags seem Hungarian
Sturm78
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hello!
Best regards, Aleks
IIRC, Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy visited Germany in August, 1938 - he participated in launch of heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. May be this photo was taken during parade dedicated to his visit?Sturm78 wrote:Does anyone have any idea about where the image was taken? The flags seem Hungarian
Best regards, Aleks
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hi Aleks,
Ummhhh....I'm not sure the 24cm K3 gun were already in service in August, 1938.
Does anyone know when this gun came into service?
Sturm78
Ummhhh....I'm not sure the 24cm K3 gun were already in service in August, 1938.
Does anyone know when this gun came into service?
Sturm78
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hi Sturm 78,
by chance I came to this site this morning and read Your question.
Here is the answer: the gun was introduced in 1938. (Source of this information: "Die deutschen Geschütze 1939 - 1945" by F. M. von Senger und Ettelin.
And here a pic of a 24cm K3 barrel trailer (source: expired ebay auction).
Regards
Bert
by chance I came to this site this morning and read Your question.
Here is the answer: the gun was introduced in 1938. (Source of this information: "Die deutschen Geschütze 1939 - 1945" by F. M. von Senger und Ettelin.
And here a pic of a 24cm K3 barrel trailer (source: expired ebay auction).
Regards
Bert
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Thank you, Bert
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
the last units with K3 equipped were:
Festungs-Batterie (bo.) 1073 with 3x K3
Festungs-Batterie (bo.) 1123 with 2x K3
uwe
Festungs-Batterie (bo.) 1073 with 3x K3
Festungs-Batterie (bo.) 1123 with 2x K3
uwe
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
What did the (bo.) acronym stand for in German (boden???)
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
bo. = bodenständig (battery is immobile, only some horses or motor vehicles for supply)
Uwe
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Here a list from end 1944 with the same unit 1123 without the Bo .
Regards Jos
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
i'm sorry, my mistake , Org.Abt. didnt use bo. in the creation order for 1123
but the battery had only 2 trucks, 1 car and 1 motorcycle
so maybe the mobility were guaranted through kraftzugstaffel west (was created at the same day as 1123)
did anybody have more infos about it?
thanks uwe
but the battery had only 2 trucks, 1 car and 1 motorcycle
so maybe the mobility were guaranted through kraftzugstaffel west (was created at the same day as 1123)
did anybody have more infos about it?
thanks uwe
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My Bookproject: "Organisationsgeschichte der deutschen Heeresartillerie im II. Weltkrieg"
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hi all,
An small and blurry image from EBay:
Sturm78
An small and blurry image from EBay:
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Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
It also meant (in the Atlantikwall) that a gun had to remain in its place, even when the division that was defending that coastalsector was transferred or replaced.schwarzermai wrote:bo. = bodenständig (battery is immobile, only some horses or motor vehicles for supply)
Uwe
Many of these weapons were handled by Festungsstammstuppen, and these were not part of a division but were under command of the division that occupied the specific coastline.
The Festungsstammtruppen had special training in the weapons used in fortifications.
JK
Re: 24cm K3 Heavy Gun
Hi all,
Another image from EBay. See the elaborate camouflage
Sturm78
Another image from EBay. See the elaborate camouflage
Sturm78