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Title: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION [Go to resource]
Description: The 380 mm gun of Chuignolles, captured by the 3rd Australian Battalion, 23 August 1918. The largest gun captured in the war (calibre 15in, length 70 feet, range 24 miles). Used from July 1918 - August 9th for the bombardment of Amiens, when disabled by its gun crew. It was presented by its captors to the city of Amiens. Stereoscopic. Original Image Publisher: http://www.iwm.org.uk Source: Imperial War Museum Identifier: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... Go to resource More Like this...
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