s.10.5 cm K.35 (t)

[jopaerya]

Hello

This for that time modern gun was used by the German troops as division artillery but also a
coast artillery by the H.K.A. Original name was 10.5 cm Hruby kanon Vz 35 this gun was also
exported to Jugoslavia , these guns were named 10.5 cm K 339 (j)

Some information from Light and Medium field Artilley from Chamberlain and Gander

Lenght of piece ( L/42 ) 4400 mm
Weight travelling 4600 kg
Weight in action 4200 kg
Max. range 18100 m
Shell weight 18 kg

Photo's = Ebay

Regards Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi Jopaerya,

Thank you very much for these wonderful pictures of this rare gun!! . Another photo from Bundesarchive:
Have anyone pictures of this gun in service with the Czechoslovak or Yugoslav Army?

Regards Sturm78.

[Befehl227]

Hi Sturm!

Here is a photo of an abandoned Yugoslav 105mm. The photo was taken in April '41.



[From my own collection]

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your photo, Befehl227.

I found another view of your photo in Ebay yesterday:

Regards Sturm78.

[jopaerya]

These two photo's would be at Zeebrugge in Belgiam from Ebay.de

Regards Jos

[pierrot]

Hey Jos,

Once you talk about Belgium, you walk on my hunting grounds and get my full interest.
Thank you for the pictures. There were no 10,5 cm (t) in Zeebrugge after 1942 so the only possibility is the HKB 3./769 that was briefly installed in Zeebrugge in 1941. I check my pictures and documents and it seems to match perfectly as this unit was fitted with 10,5 cm (t) and that the bunker behind the gun looks very similiar to the remaining wellblechs of this position (wellblech with tiles on the roof). This position was already abandonned in 1942 but has been maybe reoccupied later as a resistance report described some activities on this position in 1944 and gave the name of WN Hindenburg (but no German document to confirm that) . It's the first wartime picture I see of this position. Thank you again.

Greetings

Pierrot

PN 2007-0711.JPG

[jopaerya]

Yes , you are 100% right also nice to see that the beautifull painted Leitstand was already build in that phase .

Regards Jos

[Pavel Novak]

Have anyone pictures of this gun in service with the Czechoslovak or Yugoslav Army?

Hallo these photos are from book "Ceskoslovenské delostrelecke zbrane" from Jiri Janousek.
The photo in the middle display rebel slovak soldiers during national uprising in 1944.
Regards
PN

[Befehl227]

Thank you very much for your photo, Befehl227.

I found another view of your photo in Ebay yesterday:

Regards Sturm78.

Hi Sturm!

Could you please send me the item number?

Regards
Befehl227

[Sturm78]

Sorry Befehl227. I've been looking for the item today in Ebay.com but can not find it again. I guess that it will have expired.

Regards Sturm78.

[jopaerya]

Hello

Here a photo of the gun in traveling position behind a halftrack .

Photo = Ebay.de

Regards Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Jopaerya, I've found more pictures of 10.5cm sK35t on Ebay. Apparently the photos are of the same series of Zeebrugge (Belgium) photos, that you posted on 13 Apr 2009 19:03

Regards Sturm78.

[Manuferey]

Another picture from ebay.de of the gun with the tube in travelling position and towed by a half-track in the winter of 1940:



Emmanuel

[kstdk]

Hello all

Hello
Here a photo of the gun in traveling position behind a halftrack .
Photo = Ebay.de Regards Jos

I have been researching a bit about this picture as i thought it to be from Denmark, and i was right - it is Aabenraa in south of Jutland on the 9. april 1940 - the day of the occupation of Denmark. The towed gun are on its way to Hanstholm to be installed as coastal gun in a fieldbattery on the 10 april 1940 Here a bit of history: The gun is as you know, a 10,5 cm K.35 (t) - Tcheck 10,5 cm. hruby kanon vz. 1935, Fabrikat Skoda .

This type were installed in Denmark as coastaldefence for a short time in april - may 1940:

Hanstholm 2/Art.Abt. 729 - installed 10 april 1940 as fieldbattery. Located to Skagen at the end of april 1940.

Skagen 2/Art.Abt. 729 - installed in the end of april 1940 as fieldbattery until 26 maj 1940.

Hornbæk 3/Art.Abt. 729 - installed as fieldbattery 13 april - till 26 maj 1940.

26 may 1940 the two divisions left Denmark and the guns were not seen in Denmark since.

Source: Informations from "Kystartilleri i Danmark 1940 - 45" by Svend E. Albrecthsen, Jens Andersen og Ole L. Frantzen

This with the help of a lot of people on the forum "4045.dk" ID picture source: Mr. Preben T. Clausen.

regards
Kurt
kstdk

[jopaerya]

Thanks Kurt

Nice to know the real story behind such a picture , also the Then and Then photo is great .

Regards Jos