Detail Artifact
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| Flak Crew, Truck and Towed Gun on A Ferry. |
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| Photograph |
| World War 2 |
| The flak crew stands around their truck and gun on a ferry. |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Anti-Aircraft , Vehicle |
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| Related Facts | |
| Gustav Krupp mounted a modified 1-pounder gun, the "Ballonabwehrkanone" (i.e. balloon defence cannon), on top of a horse-drawn carriage for the purpose of shooting down communication balloons in the Franco-Prussian War (1870). | |
| The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. | |
| The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English. |