AWM Collection Record: P01887.001
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ID Number: | P01887.001 |
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| Date made: | c 1918 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | France. c. 1918. A German 28cm railway gun with some of its crew. The complete train, including the gun and all the crew, were captured near Harbonnieres on 8 August 1918 by troops of the Australian 8th Infantry Brigade. The gun is commonly known as the `Amiens gun' and the barrel is now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial. (Original print housed in AWM DRL 3270) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Amiens gun; Railway trains | ||
| Related unit: | 8 Brigade; Australian War Memorial | ||
| Related place: | France: Picardie, Somme, Harbonnieres | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:39 GMT
