The Krupp K5 was a heavy railway gun used by Nazi Germany throughout World War II. Krupp 's K5 series were consistent in mounting a 21.5-metre-long (71 ft) gun barrel in a fixed mounting …

Oct 15, 2024 · Dubbed Anzio Annie by U.S. troops in Italy, the Krupp K5 railway gun fired 28cm shells that weighed 550 lbs. This one was nicknamed “Leopold” by the German soldiers. …

Aug 17, 2021 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Krupp K5 (Anzio Annie) Heavy-class Railway Gun including pictures.

Built by German steelmakers Krupp, K5 railway guns were positioned in Northern France from 1940 onwards originally to provide fire support for Operation Sealion (the German invasion of …

Apr 27, 2017 · In the lead-up to World War II Nazi Germany’s general obsession with advanced “wonder weapons” led to manufacture of the 1,490-ton Schwerer Gustav siege cannon, …

Jun 21, 2017 · Manufactured by Krupp (of Essen, Germany), a total of twenty-eight K5 (E) Eisenbahnlafette (railway car gun-mount) 28 centimeter (Kanone) cannon, heavy railway guns …

Dec 3, 2017 · The Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E), in short K5, was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II. The K5 was the result of a crash program launched in the …

The 28 cm Kanone 5 (E) (nicknamed "Schlanke Bertha" or 'Slender Bertha' by its German crews and "Anzio Annie" by American troops who faced it)[1] was a large railway gun produced by …

Jun 15, 2023 · The K5 E guns were made by Krupp AG Essen in Germany and taken into service in 1941. In its type classification “K” stands for “Kanone“, “5” indicates the range of 50 …

Mar 29, 2017 · It sounds insane but attacks from the Krupp K5 could actually hit Great Britain from trains stationed in France. In this archival footage, you can see just how powerful this railway …