The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display at Central Station in Sydney. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transport to Australia as a war trophy. On the side of the gun has been painted: "Captured by the British 4th Army August 8th 1918". It was captured by the 31st Bbattalion along the Villers-Bretonneux front. The Germans used it to shell the railway marshalling yards at Amiens, disrupting the flow of men and materials to the front lines. The 28cm calibre gun described on the image as Little Bertha, was 72 feet long and weighed 185 tons when complete. The Amiens gun barrel weighs 45 tons (40,824 kilograms) and has a calibre measurement of 28 centimetres (11.15 inches). Built in 1904 by Friedrick Krupp, it was originally a German naval gun, until it was modified to be used as a railway gun during the war. The gun was moved from Sydney to Canberra in 1923. While the gun's carriage was eventually destroyed, the barrel remains intact, and is on display outdoors at the Australian War Memorial.
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display at Central Station in Sydney. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transport to Australia as a war trophy
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in Canberra. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transportation to Australia as a w
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in Canberra. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transportation to Australia as a w
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display at Central Station in Sydney. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transport to Australia as a war trophy
The captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display. On the side of the gun has been painted: "Captured by the British 4th Army August 8th 1918". The postcard's caption reads 'This g
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
