38-cm „Lange Max“ of Koekelare (Leugenboom), biggest gun of the world in 1917.
Batterie Pommern, also known as Lange Max, was the world's biggest gun in 1917, during World War I.
The German gun was of type 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" and had a modified design by Krupp compared to earlier German 38 cm gun types. The modification allowed the gun to shoot from Koekelare to Dunkirk, which is about 50 km away.
BatteriePommern, also known as Lange Max, was the world's biggest gun in 1917, during World War I. The German gun was of type 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" and...
moved to the coast. In June 1917 Krupp completed the construction of BatteriePommern at Koekelare with Langer Max, the biggest gun of the world, an adaptation...
existing Langer Max gun, which they built in Koekelare. The gun called BatteriePommern was the largest gun in the world in 1917 and was able to shoot shells...
World War the Germans used a lot of smoke screens (Nebel) to hide BatteriePommern. A toxic variant of the smokescreen was used and devised by Frank Arthur...
122 mm rockets. It was developed in 2011 Batteries (Naval artillery) BatteriePommern World War I 380 mm gun Siege artillery Big Bertha 420 mm howitzer Paris...
Western First American troops land in France. (Details) June 27 Western BatteriePommern aka. 'Lange Max', world's largest gun fires for the first time from...
Victoria Cross (killed in action) (b. 1896) The Germans completed BatteriePommern, the world's largest gun, in Koekelare, Belgium. It fired its first...
Hovaeremolen, a windmill used as German observation post during World War I. BatteriePommern "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved...
site also includes Lange Max Museum, the artillery platform of the BatteriePommern, a mess, and the Cafeteria De Lange Max. The farmyard, mess, and artillery...
Oldenburg with two 24 cm weapons and, largest of all, Siegfried (later renamed Batterie Todt) with a pair of 38 cm (15 in) guns. Fire control for these weapons...
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