22 cm K. 532 (f)

[schwarzermai]

Hi Sturm, i didnt find 22 cm k. 532 (f) in Russia in action in the Heer yet, not at Heeresgruppe Nord, not at Crimea, not at Black Sea ...
Uwe

[jopaerya]

Please see page one of this Topic

[Leo Niehorster]

I haven't found any on the East Front.
The ones that existed were the following:

22cm K(f).gif

Source:
  Anlage zu OKH/Gen.St.d.H/Org.Abt (I)/Nr.5000/42 g.Kdos. vom 27.10.42
  Kriegsgliederungs des Feldheeres, Band I
  Stand: 15 Oktober 1942 bis Sommer 1943
  BA-MA Az. RHD18/63
  Page 31a
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These batteries had the following histories:
  470. HKB as of 24.10.41 with 22cm K(f). Remained on Guernsey, 15.A rmee, Hgr. D.
  471. HKB as of 24.10.41 with 22cm K(f). Remained on Guernsey, 15. Armee, Hgr. D.
  472. HKB as of 12.08.41 with 22cm K(f). Remained on Guernsey, 15. Armee, Hgr. D.

  [508 & 515 with 21cm K38]

  2./746 HKB, as of 01.08.42 with 22cm k(f). Remained in Hgr. D.

  813. HKB, as of 24.09.42 with 22cm K(f). Remained in 15. Armee, Hgr. D

  The 11., 12. 13. & 17./920 Batteries were all raised 05.02.43 with 22cm K(f), and remained in Heeresgruppe D.

Source:
  Uwe Kleinert
  "Organisationsgeschichte der deutschen Heeresartillerie im II.Weltkrieg"
  Vol. 2
  Berlin Spandau. 11.09.2016 edition.

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Leo

Uwe is right, of course. Duly corrected. Comes from doing copy+paste.

[schwarzermai]

Hello Neo

in my books: not 21 cm K. (f) - just 22 cm K. 532 (f)

Uwe

[Leo Niehorster]

Thanks Uwe. Post duly corrected.
Leo (aka "Neo")

[schwarzermai]

upps - sorry Leo

Uwe

[Sturm78]

Uwe wrote
Hi Sturm, i didnt find 22 cm k. 532 (f) in Russia in action in the Heer yet, not at Heeresgruppe Nord, not at Crimea, not at Black Sea ...

Thanks for your answer, Uwe

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image from Ebay:

Sturm78

[Costas-63]

A gun from the Varna Naval museum:

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[jopaerya]

Does somebody knows if there were accidents with the 22 cm in Bat. Strassbourg on Guernsey ?? ( eBay )

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

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[M19 MADMAL]

Does somebody knows if there were accidents with the 22 cm in Bat. Strassbourg on Guernsey ?? ( eBay )

Regards Jos

Hi Jos,

No it was Batterie Roon on Jersey (6./HKAR 1265) and a shell detonated in the barrel while firing on 19th August 1944 at British ships (specifically HMS Onslaught) and more info can be found here:
https://www.cios.org.je/news/2017/the-d ... n-stützle/

Here are 2 photos showing the actual gun that detonated after the barrel was replaced. You can see the damage to the emplacement wall. There is a photo in the Festung Guernsey archive of a spare 22cm barrel in Ho.12 tunnel on Guernsey and it is assumed this was used to replace the damaged barrel. The last photo shows the barrel today which was discovered buried next to its gun emplacement in the 1970s when the area was being developed into a prison.

Of note are the gun's tyres which have had the rubber tread mostly removed. This was done by the Germans to resole jack boots after the Island was under siege for the last year of the war!

Regards,
Malcolm

[jopaerya]

Thank you very much Malcolm

Looks there were two different guns destroyed ??

Regards Jos

[MNO KI]

Hi Jos

These are Batt. Strassburg. You can see Doyle Column in the background on one picture. Certainly reports of one gun suffering a failure, we’re just not sure about the second, as there are clearly two different guns in these pics.

Regards
Paul

[StevePowell]

Yeah these are defiantly from Guernsey, the eBay listing states the date as 21 October 1941 so we’ll before the incident at Roon.
Steve