A German 210-mm howitzer (21 cm Mörser 18) found by the soldiers of the U.S. 11th Armored Division abandoned near the town of Mayen, in Germany. - The 21 cm Mörser 18 (heavy howitzer) (21 cm Mrs 18) was a German heavy howitzer used in the Second World War by independent artillery battalions and batteries. A number were also used by coast defense artillery units.


210-mm howitzer

German Luftwaffe soldiers loading an 88 mm anti-aircraft Flak gun; Germany, 1943.

Flak gun

German anti-aircraft gunners clear the snow from their position and the 88 mm gun, after a snowstorm. - Eastern Front, Winter 1941-1942.