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When 600 Germans Surrounded Him — He Called Artillery on Himself to Save Them All

Why First Lieutenant Garlin Murl Conner called artillery fire on his own position during WW2 — and stopped 600 Germans[...] ...
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The Semovente Self-Propelled Artillery Gun Was Mussolini’s Only “Wonder Weapon”

Deployed alongside M13/40 and M14/41 tank units, the Semovente provided critical firepower to Italian armored divisions during their defense of northern Africa and Sicily. Throughout the Second World ...
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Nazi Germany’s Mighty “Gustav” Cannon Was the Stuff of Nightmares

Like so many of the Nazis’ weapon designs, the Gustav gun was fantastically expensive and completely impractical. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime were the über-villains of the Second World War. But ...
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How Germans Turned Trains Into Massive Artillery in WWII

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Railway guns like the German WWII K5 gun had a very narrow aim. To get around that problem, Germans developed a circular track, allowing the gun ...
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Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany

FILE - A view taken from a Cub artillery observation plane on July 10, 1945, shows vast areas of destruction in Berlin, after repeated Anglo-American air raids on the German capital. Seen on the left, ...