Civilian looks over an abandoned German 210-mm heavy field howitzer Mrs.18 (21 cm Mörser 18) on a war-torn Berlin street.

Heavy field howitzer

German gunners firing a 150-mm heavy field howitzer sFH18.

Field howitzer

US Army MP contemplates a FlaK 36/37 88mm anti-aircraft gun in the devastated streets of Cologne, Germany, May 7, 1945. The FlaK was often used in an anti-tank role and this is one specimen. The rings painted on the barrel signify tank kills, One can only imagine the destruction brought by firing such a gun in city streets. Note the ammo cases in the right background.