German Krupp K5 railroad gun in Civitavecchia, Italy in June 1944
Gift of Melissa Bourne, from the Collection of the National WWII Museum
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American soldiers sitting on a German Krupp K5 railroad gun in Civitavecchia, Italy. '"Whistling Willie of Anzio Annie - 280 mm cannon sid sitting on black hole of chamber".' '"80 mm cannon that had a shell which sounded like an express train going over That black hole is the chamber me sitting on the top of it".' 12 June 1944.
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From the service of Sidney D. Butterfield Jr, 188th Port Company, 488th Port Battalion.
Geography:
Anzio
Latitude:
41.450
Longitude:
12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Railroad cars--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy