Image:ParisGunShellPreparation1918.jpeg

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Description

A projectile being prepared for firing from a German Army rail mounted heavy gun which bombarded Paris. The gun was reported to be at St Gobain which was 70 miles from the city.
Comment : This was known as the Paris Gun.
NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details.

Source

Australian War Memorial ID Number: H12337

Date

1918

Author

Maker: Deutsche Reichsarchiv

Permission
(Reusing this image)

Copyright: clear


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Public domain This image is in the public domain according to German copyright law because it is part of a statute, ordinance, official decree or judgment (official work) issued by a German federal or state authority or court (§ 5 Abs.1 UrhG).

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