The 21 cm Mörser 18, or 21 cm Mörser M 18/L31, was a German heavy howitzer used in the Second World War by Independent artillery battalions and batteries. A number were also used by coastal artillery
Front of Morser 18 US Army field artillery museum at Fort Sill
A Mrs 18 deployed in Norway.
Rear of Morser 18 at Fort Sill artillery museum
Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, trading as Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century as well as Germany's premier weapons manufacturer during both world wars. It p
21 cm Mörser 18
…Sill Type Heavy howitzer Place of origin Germany Service history In service 1939–45 Used by Nazi Germany Wars World War II Production history Designer Krupp Designed 1933 Manufacturer Krupp Produced 1939–45 No. built 711+ Specifications Mass 16,700 kg (36,817 lbs) Barrel length 6.51 m (21 ft 4 in) L/30 Shell…
The three rings were the symbol for Krupp, based on the Radreifen – the seamless railroad wheel tires patented by Alfred Krupp. The rings are currently part of the ThyssenKrupp logotype.
Stereoscopic image from Krupp's great exhibit of guns at the Columbian Exposition in 1893
An assortment of naval guns and field artillery pieces from the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (c. 1905)