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For the Atlantikwall, Germans made extensive use of armament from occupied
countries. The so called "Beutewaffen" ("captures weapons") . The Beutewaffen
usually got a new German name, with a letter between brackets, indicating the
country of origin:
| Country code |
Country |
| (ö) |
Austria |
| (i) |
Italy |
| (j) |
Former Yugoslavia |
| (t) |
Czech |
| (r) |
Russia |
| (f) |
France |
| (p) |
Poland |
| (b) |
Belgium |
| (n) |
Norway |
| (h) |
Netherlands |
| (e) |
United Kingdom |
| (d) |
Denmark |
| (g) |
Greece |
Some examples of these new names:
| Country of
origin |
Original
name |
German name |
| Russia |
152mm Gaubitsa Pushka obr. 1937 g (ML-20) |
15,2cm Kanone Haubitze 433/1 (r) |
| Belgium |
Obusier de 105 GP |
10,5cm leichte Feld Haubitze 327 (b) |
| Denmark |
37mm pakan m/34 |
3,7cm Panzer Abwehr Kanone 157 (d) |
| United Kingdom |
Ordnance QF 25 pr Mk II on Carriage 25 pr |
8,76cm Feld Kanone 280 (e) |
| France |
Canon de 105 mle 1936 Schneider |
10,5cm Kanone 332 (f) |
| Greece |
100-14/19 (is a Czech gun of origin) |
10cm leichte Feld Haubitze 318 (g) |
| Italy |
Obice da 210/22 modello 35 |
21cm Haubitze 520 (i) |
| Netherlands |
4,7cm Pantser Afweer Geschut (PAG) |
4,7cm Panzer Abwehr Kanone 187 (h) |
| Norway |
7,5cm feltkanon M/01 |
7,5cm Feld Kanone 01 (n) |
| Austria |
Böhler Modell 1935 |
4,7cm Bohler Kanone (ö) |
| Poland |
100mm Haubica wz. 1914/1918 P i A |
10cm leichte Feld Haubitze 14/19 (p) |
| Czech |
10,5cm hruby kanon vz. 35 |
schwere 10,5cm Kanone 35 (t) |
The large number of guns used by the Germans and the dependencies of captured
ammunition and spare-part stocks made it rather complex!
Beside the large quantities of foreign (captured) guns, Germans used their
own guns, artillery, etc.
This section gives a few examples of guns, used in the Atlantikwall.
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