Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Hello ,
Interesting the Belgian , le Canon de 155 L ( Mod. 1924 ) ( Krupp - F.R.C.)
alias 15,5 cm K. 432 ( b ) is a reworked former 13 cm kanone M 09 to take
the same shells as C 155 L . Mod 1917 .
Source : Roger Lothaire : L'artillerie lourde de campagne belge 1914 - 1940
page 157 .
ludvig
Interesting the Belgian , le Canon de 155 L ( Mod. 1924 ) ( Krupp - F.R.C.)
alias 15,5 cm K. 432 ( b ) is a reworked former 13 cm kanone M 09 to take
the same shells as C 155 L . Mod 1917 .
Source : Roger Lothaire : L'artillerie lourde de campagne belge 1914 - 1940
page 157 .
ludvig
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
A Kriesgliederung from 1943 indicates two batteries created in January in Norway and armed with 4 x 15,5 cm K 432(f) each:Janef wrote:Here is one belgian in Norway as it was in 1945.
JEF
14./751 and 15./751 (= HKB Forsö if I'm not mistaken).
Emmanuel
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
14/751 at Osmundvaag near Måløy became 1./977, later 1/981 shortly before withdrawal from Norway in August 1944.
Became Fest.Art.Battr. 1535 wilh old F.P.No. 15124
4 x 15,5 cm K432(b)
JEF
Became Fest.Art.Battr. 1535 wilh old F.P.No. 15124
4 x 15,5 cm K432(b)
JEF
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Thanks Janef,
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Did any of these guns survive in Norway or in Belgium? According to Col. Lothaire's excellent book, which I just got a copy of, only 17 of these guns were built at FRC, of which only 12 were still in active service in May 1940, with one gun held in reserve. What happened to the other four apparently missing guns?
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
From ebay.de, a Belgian 155 mm L Mle 1924 on the left and a Belgian 105 mm GP howitzer on the right:
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Hi all,
An 155mm Mle 1924 belgian gun captured:
Image from EBay
Sturm78
An 155mm Mle 1924 belgian gun captured:
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Sturm78
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Hi all,
Another image from Ebay:
Sturm78
Another image from Ebay:
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Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
12 cm K. 370 (b) from exp. eBay.de 371478789518 & 391310227806.
Markus
Markus
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Hello
Wondering about this.. Looking at the photos from Janef and Sturm78 i Wonder if this is a Canon de 155 L mle. 1924 / 15,5 cm K432(b) ?
(Picture ebay)
regards stril
Wondering about this.. Looking at the photos from Janef and Sturm78 i Wonder if this is a Canon de 155 L mle. 1924 / 15,5 cm K432(b) ?
(Picture ebay)
regards stril
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Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Hi Stril,
Your gun looks like the 13cm Kanone L/35 09 of which 2 survive (of originally 4) in the gardens of Victoria tower in Guernsey. The 4 guns were given to Guernsey as war trophies at the end of WW1 and 2 were later scraped due to neglect before WW2 while the other 2 were buried with the threat of invasion in 1940. They were exhumed again in the 1970s and are now on display.
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Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Thank you MalcolmHi Stril,
Your gun looks like the 13cm Kanone L/35 09 of which 2 survive (of originally 4) in the gardens of Victoria tower in Guernsey. The 4 guns were given to Guernsey as war trophies at the end of WW1 and 2 were later scraped due to neglect before WW2 while the other 2 were buried with the threat of invasion in 1940. They were exhumed again in the 1970s and are now on display.
regards
stril
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
In a description of this gun is it ok to say that the 13 cm 09 was a german gun, taken by the Belgians after the war, reworked to 15,5 cm by th e belgians, then taken by the german again in 1940 and used as a 15,5 cm K. 432 ( b ) ?Interesting the Belgian , le Canon de 155 L ( Mod. 1924 ) ( Krupp - F.R.C.)
alias 15,5 cm K. 432 ( b ) is a reworked former 13 cm kanone M 09 to take
the same shells as C 155 L . Mod 1917 .
regards
stril
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Anyone ? Ludvig ? Manuferey ?In a description of this gun is it ok to say that the 13 cm 09 was a german gun, taken by the Belgians after the war, reworked to 15,5 cm by the belgians, then taken by the german again in 1940 and used as a 15,5 cm K. 432 ( b ) ?
regards
Stril
Re: Belgian Artillery used by the Germans
Yes, Stril. I think would be correct
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Sturm78
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