Danish 5cm Mortar ?

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Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Kelvin » 02 Feb 2023 10:42

Hello, everyone, I would like to ask if the Danish Army was equipped with 5cm mortar in WWII ? thank

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by gebhk » 02 Feb 2023 12:50

I am fairly sure it was not. Instead, rifle-fired grenade dischargers were widely used in this role with 4 rifle grenadiers with M. 1923 grenade launchers in each lmg platoon HQ.

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 02 Feb 2023 14:23

If the shown pieces are 5 cm mortars then we did have them in 1943. Pictures are from a “parent day” exercise august 22/1943. Parents and relatives were invited to view their sons/brothers/husbands perform in uniform. Still done today. I went on one in the 1990’ies to see my brother and one later in 2018 to see my son.
In the background on some of the pictures a swedish built Landsverk L-180 is visible.
https://milhist.dk/militaeroevelse-naestved/

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Kelvin » 02 Feb 2023 14:36

gebhk wrote:
02 Feb 2023 12:50
I am fairly sure it was not. Instead, rifle-fired grenade dischargers were widely used in this role with 4 rifle grenadiers with M. 1923 grenade launchers in each lmg platoon HQ.
Hi, gebhk, thank for your reply, is it Danish M1923 Grenade Launcher caliber was 50mm ? thank

HI, Waleed, did Danish army invent 50mm mortar during German occupation, prior to Operatioh Safari of August 1943 ? thank

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by gebhk » 02 Feb 2023 16:08

Hi Kelvin
The official name says it all: 51mm Granatboeger M. 1923
https://www.quartermastersection.com/da ... uncher.png

Hi Waleed
Cracking pictures of 81mm mortars in action, but not seeing any 50mm mortars in the photos you linked. Am I missing something?

I expect the Danish Brigade in Sweden would have been equipped with the Swedish 47mm Granatkastare m/40
https://www.quartermastersection.com/sw ... 47mort.png

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 02 Feb 2023 16:53

Hello to both of you. Yes, I’m sorry for not knowing any better - they are most likely 81 mm mortars model M.1931,
in danish “81 mm fodfolksmorter M.1931” based on the french Stokes/Brandt. A similar design (also Stokes/Brandt) the “8 cm granatkastare m/29-32” was supplied to the brigade in Sweden. So I don’t think any 5 cm types were used or made in Denmark. I will ask for more info if any on a danish site.
These are links to the danish weapon and the ones Sweden supplied.
https://www.chakoten.dk/wp-content/uplo ... -Del-3.pdf
https://chakoten.dk/Den%20Danske%20Brig ... taljon.pdf

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 02 Feb 2023 17:47

Correction! Not a L-180 but the swedish m/39 Pansarbil.

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by Kelvin » 03 Feb 2023 10:13

gebhk wrote:
02 Feb 2023 16:08
Hi Kelvin
The official name says it all: 51mm Granatboeger M. 1923
https://www.quartermastersection.com/da ... uncher.png

Hi Waleed
Cracking pictures of 81mm mortars in action, but not seeing any 50mm mortars in the photos you linked. Am I missing something?

I expect the Danish Brigade in Sweden would have been equipped with the Swedish 47mm Granatkastare m/40
https://www.quartermastersection.com/sw ... 47mort.png
Hi,gebhk, thank for your reply.

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Re: Danish 5cm Mortar ?

Post by nuyt » 03 Feb 2023 20:49

Waleed Y. Majeed wrote:
02 Feb 2023 17:47
Correction! Not a L-180 but the swedish m/39 Pansarbil.

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