The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The German railway gun which became known as the Amiens Gun after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. Formerly a 28 cm calibre naval gun, it had been converted and mounted on a railway platform and used for long range bombardment operations. In its operational period from June 1918-August 1918, the gun was used against the City of Amiens.
The German railway gun which became known as 'the Amiens Gun' after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle of Amiens in
The German railway gun which became known as the "Amiens Gun' after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle of Amiens in
The 28 cm calibre German railway gun which became known as the Amiens Gun after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle
The German railway gun which became known as 'the Amiens Gun' after its capture on 8 August 1918 by the 31st Battalion during the big advances of the 5th Australian Division in the Battle of Amiens in
38 cm SK L/45 Heavy Naval gun brass cartridge case The case is 780 mm long, and is 450 mm across the base. The base has a 13 mm wide rim that protrudes 13 mm around the case. The case mouth has an o
Canberra, ACT. The 28 cm German railway gun that was captured by the Australian Imperial Force on 8 August 1918 in front of Harbonnieres, near Villers Bretonneux, France. This gun was used by the Germ
