File:Eisenbahngeschuetz Bruno.jpg

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English: A camouflaged 28 cm German railway gun reputedly known to its German crew as Bruno. The barrel was originally designed as a naval gun but was converted in 1917 for use as a railway gun. It was built by Fr Krupp of Essen and weighed 188 tonnes. The weight of a projectile was 302 kilograms. It was captured by Australian troops from 31st Battalion on 8 August 1918 at Harbonnieres near Amiens, France and was generally known thereafter as the Amiens Gun. After the First World War, the railway gun was shipped to Australia and it was stored on a siding at the Canberra railway station. During the Second World War the barrel, bogies and roof section were removed and the carriage was taken to the Proof and Experimental Establishment at Port Wakefield, SA, as a test bed for large calibre naval guns. The bogies were taken to Bandiana military base near Albury, NSW. The carriage and bogies were scrapped and disposed of during the 1960s. The barrel and roof section are all that remain, and these are now part of the National Collection held by the Australian War Memorial. The man standing in front of the railway gun, is the father of the donor of this image, Mr Brown senior.
Deutsch: In der Schlacht von Ameins 1918 erbeutetes deutsches Eisenbahngeschütz "Bruno". Aufgenommen in Australien am Bahnhof von Canberra, wo es ausgestellt war.
Date circa 1930
date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
s - 1940s
Source http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P05327.001
Author Sammlung Mr Brown senior.
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