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Description: | 1. 8mm KARTECHNITSA MAKSIM'
2. No 901 BERLIN 1916
3. DEUTSCHE WAFFEN-UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN MAXIM-PAT.
4. Bulgarian royal cipher
5. Bulgarian arms
6. CAPTURED BY 2D CAMERON HDRS HOMONDOS 14TH OCT 1917
The MG 09 was a commercial development of the German MG 08 Maxim (see FIR 9150) by the Berlin arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken.
This example was purchased by Bulgaria, and displays prominently the Bulgarian coat of arms and royal cipher.
It was captured during the Salonika campaign by D Company, 2nd Cameron Highlanders. On 14 October 1917 the gun was holding up the left flank of an attack on Homondos village. Lieutenant R MacIntyre, a Lovat's Scout attached to D Coy, gathered a group of men and captured it; an action which earned him a Military Cross.
Gun was holding up left flank of the attack on Homondos village. Lt R MacIntyre, a Lovat's Scout attached to D Coy gathered a group of men and captured it, winning an MC in the process.
gun & tripod
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, Berlin | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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