OUTSIZE IN GERMAN SHELLS—These huge German shells were discovered in an enemy ammunition depot at Molln, near Hamburg. There were six shells, and they were packed in crates on railway trucks ready to be transported. The gun used for firing them is believed to be in the Russian sector. The projectiles weighed six tons each, were 12ft long, and 42in across the base. The cartridge cases were separate units made of brass. ' —British Official Photograph.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24743, 7 December 1945, Page 6
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75OUTSIZE IN GERMAN SHELLS—These huge German shells were discovered in an enemy ammunition depot at Molln, near Hamburg. There were six shells, and they were packed in crates on railway trucks ready to be transported. The gun used for firing them is believed to be in the Russian sector. The projectiles weighed six tons each, were 12ft long, and 42in across the base. The cartridge cases were separate units made of brass. ' —British Official Photograph. Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24743, 7 December 1945, Page 6
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