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Railway gun K 5 (E) "Leopold"

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Railway gun K 5 (E) "Leopold"

Railway gun K 5 (E) "Leopold"

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

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    April 4, 2024

    The K 5, with a caliber of 280 mm, was the standard gun of the German railway artillery in World War II. The K 5 was developed by Krupp in Essen from 1934 and manufactured from 1937 in cooperation with Hanomag in Hanover. Eight K 5s were built by February 1940 and a total of 25 by 1945. The maximum firing range of the 255.5 kg projectile was 62,400 m. Today, two examples of the K 5 (E) can still be viewed, one of them, nicknamed "Leopold", in this museum.

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      July 18, 2024

      Today there are only two examples of the K 5 railway gun left. One is in the USA, the other here.

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        Location: Audinghen, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Hauts-De-France, France

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