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  Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schwerer Gustav and Dora were the names under which the German 80 cm K (E) railway guns were known.
Gustav had fired 48 rounds and worn out its original barrel, which had already fired around 250 rounds during testing and development.
The Langer Gustav was a long cannon with 52 cm caliber and a 43-m barrel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schwere_Gustav   (1674 words)

  
 WW2 Weaponry - Schwere Gustav   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The shear size of Gustav's shells meant that anything the gun was aimed at was in great danger.
As the war progressed and Germany lost control of the skies weapons as big as Gustav were hard to hide.
Gustav was disassembled after its use at Sevastopol and was never put back together.
www.sdpwebdesign.com.au /temp/ww2site/gustav.htm   (198 words)

  
 German Panzers
Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 was formed in late 1943 using cadre provided from Panzer-Regiment 4 of the 13.
The Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 508This New title from JJ Fredorowicz Piblishing details the heavy tank battalion 508 as it saw combat in Italy with the Tiger I. This unit history was composed by actual surviving members of the unit.
Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 was formed in the late 1942 and fought until the bitter end on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
stevenbaffa.tripod.com /bluemaxmilitaria/id9.html   (10196 words)

  
 German super heavy rail guns video - Military Photos
The manpower involved in assembling 'Schwere Gustav' was large, Each of the 80-cm K (E)s had a complete detachment of no less than 1,420 men under the command of a full colonel.
just getting the right sub-assembly load into position at the right time was a masterpiece of railway marshalling and planning, but eventually it was all sorted out and by early June 1942, 'schwere Gustav' was ready, along with the rest of the siege train with all their cumbersome carriages and ammunition emplaced ready to hand.
'Schwere Gustav' was not used against civilian targets.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=84997   (1522 words)

  
 Schwere Gustav found in Grafenwohr, Germany 1945
It was 1945 and the draftee with the 417th Field Artillery Group set up headquarters for American troops near Grafenwohr, Germany.
Armed with a Brownie camera he bought in San Francisco at a Walgreen's for a couple of dollars, Johnson stumbled upon the "Schwere Gustav," the largest gun ever built.
The "Schwere Gustav" helped wipe out Sevastopol, Fort Molotiv, Sudwestspitze and Fort Siberia, all in the Soviet Union.
user.mc.net /~hawk/gustav.htm   (473 words)

  
 Metropolis (1926) - German film history by Thomas Staedeli
Beside Freder, played by Gustav Fröhlich, who was an unknown actor in those days, there performs Brigitte Helm, who made her debut in the film business in the role of Maria.
The actor Gustav Fröhlich was personally present at the show and described the work as loud but very beautiful.
When Gustav Fröhlich tried to escape from the standard roles of a charming gentleman with the part of a doomed painter in "Die Sünderin" (1950) the effort went down in the chaos of the scandal the movie produced because of a brief nude performance of Hildegard Knef.
www.cyranos.ch /metrop-e.htm   (6486 words)

  
 classical music - andante - gustav mahler
andante is proud to partner with the Bibliothèque Gustav Mahler and its renowned Mahler scholar, Henry-Louis de La Grange, in presenting this ever-growing tribute to Mahler, his works, and his times.
In February 1892, after eighteen totally unproductive months, Mahler abandoned his already well-established habit of composing only during the summer months and, even though the Hamburg opera season was still in full swing, began writing music again.
This plan was to develop considerably: Morgenglocken was incorporated into the Third Symphony, Das irdische Leben became an independent song and, as such, became part of the collection of orchestral Wunderhorn settings, while the Scherzo in D major is undoubtedly identical to the movement that Mahler later inserted into his Fifth Symphony.
www.andante.com /profiles/Mahler/symph4.cfm   (2411 words)

  
 Gunboards - Panzerfaust Lanze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
To engage armor at close range, the Federal German armed forces are equipped with two types of antitank missile launcher.
schwere Panzerfaust Model Carl Gustaf is manufactured in Sweden by FFV.
Garl Gustav is still in use as "schwere Leuchtbuechse 84mm" for battle field illumination.
www.gunboards.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44745   (832 words)

  
 Military Thoughts
'Schwere Gustav' was in action again on 6 June, initially against Fort Molotov.
By the time 'schwere Gustav' had fired its ninth shot the magazine was a wreck and to cap it all a small sailing ship had been sunk in the process.
After seven shots the target was ready for the attentions of the infantry and the gun crews were then able to turn their attentions to some gun maintenance and a short period of relative rest until 11 June.
militarythoughts.blogspot.com /2004_02_01_militarythoughts_archive.html   (17822 words)

  
 Developmental Biology Online: The Origins of Entwicklungsmechanik
The contributions of Eduard Pflüger, Gustav Born, Wilhelm Roux, Oscar Hertwig, Hans Driesch, and Curt Herbst (13) began to define a program in embryology, which became a starting point for modern experimental embryology.
Pflüger's work stimulated a flurry of enthusiastic experiments on frogs by a number of researchers, especially Gustav Born and Wilhelm Roux, who were also at Breslau in the Anatomical Institute.
Pflüger had shown the promise of using manipulative experimental approaches to control external environmental influences on the embryo, which provided a way to get at the relative importance of factors internal or external to the developing organism.
7e.devbio.com /printer.php?ch=3&id=15   (8527 words)

  
 Nietzsche Chronicle: 1874
Cosima notes: "...entfernte sich Professor Nietzsche, nachdem er Richard manche schwere Stunden verursacht." On the way back, one of FN's bags is stolen, containing his copy of Emerson and personally autographed copy of Wagner's
Copies are sent to Wagner, Malwida von Meysenbug, Gustav Krug, Marie Baumgartner, Emma Guerrieri-Gonzaga, Rohde, and Gersdorff.
He meets the new spouses of his boyhood friends Wilhelm Pindar and Gustav Krug.
www.dartmouth.edu /~fnchron/1874.html   (1166 words)

  
 Panzerkrieg - www.ezboard.com
Schwere Gustav (E), 5 bars, 1106 exp, 1638 pp
Schwere Gustav (E), 5 bars, 944 exp, 1890 pp
Schwere Gustav (E), 5 bars, 1103 exp, 1764 pp
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 Wien Musik
Nach einem Streit mit dem Operndirektor Gustav Mahler brach bei Hugo Wolf eine schwere Nervenkrankheit aus.
Als Gustav Mahler 1897 in Wien die Direktion der Hofoper übernahm, war das für viele eine Überraschung.
Er hatte zwar schon von 1888-1891 die Oper in Budapest geleitet und war ein erfolgreicher Dirigent, aber seine Kompositionen waren in Wien noch kaum bekannt.
project1.caryacademy.org /turnofcentury/WnMusik.htm   (407 words)

  
 JULY 2001 newsletter - Cape Town - South African Military History Society - Title page
From 1935 on, designers of the Krupp armaments concern worked on a 80 cm gun, which was only ready for action in 1942.
The gunners christened it DORA, although later it became known as the Schwere Gustav.
The gun was 11,6 m high, 43 m long and 7 m wide, and it straddled two railway tracks.
rapidttp.com /milhist/1/c01julne.html   (902 words)

  
 Intel Forums: obat44 - West Germany
Panzerfaust 3 was officially accepted and introduced on the 30th September 1992 and replaced both "leichte Panzerfaust 44mm" and "schwere Panzerfaust 84 mm Carl Gustav" during the next months.
Btw., it was the M2 that the Bundeswehr was and is using.
the range of the "Schwere Leuchtbüchse" was essentially the same (2000m) as the range of the Milan, to make it possbile to use the Milan for night fighting.
www.shrapnelcommunity.com /threads/showflat.php?Number=361917   (2749 words)

  
 HPS Simulations:  Free Files To Download
The 502d Schwere Panzer Battalion counterattacks, June 44.
The Battle of Nispen in October 1944 as 9th RTR and 49th Infantry Brigade open the way for Clarke force to attack into Holland.
US 351st Infantry, 88th Inf Div assaults Santa Maria on the "Gustav Line" in Italy, May 1944.
www.hpssims.com /Pages/FreeFiles/List_of_all_download_files.htm   (1116 words)

  
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Furthermore it has trouble with effectively hitting fast moving targets.
Weapon: A massive 800mm "schwere gustav" cannon with proper rounds.
The german tank destroyer is very very effective against enemy armour, however, they're useless against structures and infantry so don't use them to attack an enemy base, just keep the enemy vehicles busy with these units.
www.angelfire.com /dbz/terrordrone/armyweapons.html   (750 words)

  
 OSS Morale Operations Black Propaganda
Upon their return, MO agent Gustav Preuss was missing.
Halama states that he interrogated a German prisoner, Major Neubauer, who happened to be present at a German police station when our agent was brought in by a patrol.
Our agent was in possession of credentials which were issued to him by us under the name of Gustav Schalk.
www.psywar.org /sauerkraut.php   (5402 words)

  
 Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums - "G" on Tiger IIs and other Tanks
This is headquarters tank 008 of schwere SS-PanzerAbteilung 501, part of Kampfgruppe Peiper, shown moving toward the front after leaving its pre-Ardennes assembly area on 16 Dec 44.
A marking for the march route the tank was supposed to take during the Ardennes Offensive.
There are good photos of the fronts of 10 of the SS-501 tanks in the Ardennes, and only 008 has the G marking.
www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/printthread.php?t=48534   (1903 words)

  
 German Weapons
Drawings and photographs illustrate the difference between the various models of the 8.8 cm Flak and interchangeability of the different models of L/56 gun tubes.Details are presented on the two models specifically modified for use in the ground attack role - the self-propelled 8.8 cm Flak 18 Sfl.
Now for the first time, we have created a conceptual sketch of the schwere Panzerspaehwagen (Halbketten) on the H 8 H Fahrgestell.
Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 was formed in late 1942 and
www.aberdeenbookstore.com /german_weapons.htm   (14839 words)

  
 big boat - Page 2 - Ultimatecarpage.com forums
The shells reached an altitude of 40km, the highest altitude attained by a man made object untill the V2 rockets in 1942.
The the "biggest" gun is the German rail-gun "Schwere Gustav" which fired 80cm rounds, weighed 1344 tons, had a 1420 man "crew" and was used once.
It was carried to its emplacement by 25 railway carriages and took 3-6 weeks to assemble.
www.ultimatecarpage.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9780&page=2   (1174 words)

  
 Leavenworth County, Part 19
He came to America in 1852, and has been associated with his father as watchmaker and engraver since he was a boy.
He was married in Leavenworth, December 25, 1871, to Carrie Schwere, of Missouri.
In 1852 he married Miss Louisa Marie Young, a native of Philadelphia, and a descendant of an Alsatian family.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/leavenworth/leavenworth-co-p19.html   (4155 words)

  
 Guide to the Papers of Georg Hermann (1871-1943),1837-2001AR 7074
Not all of the novels appear to have been published, although most were.
Some of the most well-represented works included here are B.M. Rosenemil, Ruths Schwere Stunde, Der Unbekreuzigte, November 18, and Der Etruskische Spiegel, which was his last published novel.
Ruths Schwere Stunde; "Die Stelle Treppe;" Vorrede (Introduction); 2 p.
www.cjh.org /academic/findingaids/LBI/nhprc/GHermannb.html   (2520 words)

  
 Guide to the Georg Hermann Collection1892-1996AR 7074Processed by Danny Levy, Ron Axelrad, et al.
Novels: "Ruths Schwere Stunde"; "Der Ungekreuzigte"; "November 18"; Short Fiction Works; "A-D""Ruths Schwere Stunde"; Typed; pp.
Novels: "Ruths Schwere Stunde"; "Der Ungekreuzigte"; "November 18"; Short Fiction Works; "A-D""Ruths Schwere Stunde"; "Die Stelle Treppe"; Vorrede [Introduction]; 2 pp.
Novels: "Ruths Schwere Stunde"; "Der Ungekreuzigte"; "November 18"; Short Fiction Works; "A-D""November 18"; Typed; Vorwort, pp.
www.cjh.org /academic/findingaids/LBI/nhprc/LBIAR7074b.html   (1503 words)

  
 Axis History Factbook: Railway Artillery
28.0 cm Kanone (E) schwere Bruno Third gun of the 1936 Programme, ex-coastal gun 28.0 cm KK L/42
80.0 cm Kanone (E) Gustav Designed by Krupp and first gun completed in 1941, the second (Dora) in 1942.
The Gustav Gerät used in Sevastopol in 1942
www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=1270   (704 words)

  
 ORDNANCE Continuation Page 2
"Schwere Gustav", 80cm (31½"), sitting on 40 axles, the world's largest mobile gun by far, and claimed by Dr. R.
There is a lot of question over how many 80cm RR guns Krupp actually made after Hitler released an order for three.
Some undocumented accounts show that Schwerer Gustav was a proof piece and scrapped after test firings and that Dora E was the second unit.
home.att.net /~Berliner-Ultrasonics/ordnanc2.html   (2929 words)

  
 Waffen SS Two
Ironically, the Japanese unit they finally located did not believe their story and they came close to being executed as spies.
Karlheinz MüncH, C,O, approximately 200 pages of text, 50 diagrams, 40 pages of color artwork and more than 700 photos, most of which are previously unpublished and a great many of which deal with the Ferdinand and the Jagdpanther.If you enjoyed Münch's previous work on sPJA 653, you'll love this one.
These include an extensive chronology of the battalion and additional background material on the "parent" formation of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507 ‹ Panzer-Regiment 4 ‹ including the late-war history of elements of the regiment fighting in both Hungary and Italy.
www.aberdeenbookstore.com /waffen_ss_two.htm   (14949 words)

  
 Soldiers of the Waffen-SS
He was later released to serve with SS-Jagdverbände Nordwest.
Feilberg, Kaj His full name was Kai Gustav Feilberg.
Haldma-Schilling, Manfred He served in the headquarters of the Estonian Brigade and Division.
jjfpub.mb.ca /soldiers.htm   (2674 words)

  
 U 35 Chief Engineer Gerhard Stamer
Recognizable: Paul Liebau, Fritz Pietsch, Gustav Horstkötter, and Gerhard Stamer.
L-R: Albert Schrader, Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Willi Jacob, Paul Liebau, Heinz Pfeifer, Martin Müller, Gustav Horstkötter, Wilhelm Janssen, Werner Lott, Karl Sommerer, Erich Bartold May, Peter von der Helm, Gerhard Stamer.
Gerhard Stamer was employed by the German subsidiary of British Petroleum for many years after the war.
www.u-35.com /crew/stamer.htm   (2261 words)

  
 One35th's reference book collection page 14
The house of KRUPP recounts how one family from humble origins managed through a combination of greed and cunning, to dominate the German armaments industry for nearly a century and a half and to provide weaponry for Germany's military expansionism, and, ultimately, its entrance into two world wars.
During the 1930s, Krupp Works became the center of German rearmament, due in large part to Gustav Krupp's devotion to the Third Reich, Alfried, his son, took over in 1943, was arrested by the Allies, tried for slave labor, and sentenced for war crimes at Nuremburg.
Some of the most famous names in German history - Bismarck, Wilhelm, and Hitler are indelibly linked with the House of Krupp.
www.one35th.com /model/collections/ref_book_list_details14.htm   (736 words)

  
 The Railway Gun Bibliography
Railway Artillery: A Report of the Characteristics, Scope of Utility, Etc. of Railway Artillery.
Die schwere FlaK 1933-1945 - 8,8 cm, 10.5 cm, 12.8 cm, 15 cm - mit den Ortungs- und Feuerleitgeräten.
Schwerer Gustav (Dora) - JL Rue - April/may 1979
www.aopt91.dsl.pipex.com /railgun/Content/Bibliography/railwayguns.html   (1191 words)

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