Photograph
420 mm Mortar Pit Filled with Water
View of a pit that formerly held a firing position for a 420 mm mortar. The pit was later filled with water so that spies would not be able to photograph and locate the position. The 420 millimeter (16 inch) diameter mortar was the largest caliber artillery piece fielded by the German Army in World War I. It was moved in sections and assembled, on site, in a specially prepared firing position. |
Image ID: | 135920 |
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Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 2848.2.19.164 |
Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.75 inches |
Typewritten caption reads: "Im diesem Loche stand das 42 cm. Geschütz. Das Loch wurde spater mit Wasser gefüllt, damit die Spione nich den Unterstand abphotographieren." |
Weapons |
World War, 1914-1918 |
Outdoor photography |
Railroad tracks |
Water |
Battlefields |
Artillery |
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