28 cm MRK L/35
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The 28 cm MRK L/35 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I as the primary armament of the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships. It also saw use as a Coastal-defense gun during Wor
A 28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
28 cm gun at Oscarsborg Fortress
The Blücher sinking
Oscarsborg Fortress
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Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway. The best known part is situated on two small islets: Nordre Kaholmen and Søndre Kaho
28 cm MRK L/35
…role as a naval gun, the 28 cm MRK L/35 also saw use as a coastal defense gun. In 1893 Norway bought three guns on shielded coastal mounts to equip the Oscarsborg Fortress, which guards the Oslofjord that leads to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. When Norway was invaded on 9 April 1940 the three guns of the Oscarsborg…
Oscarsborg Fortress' Main Island seen from the south-west.
Oberst Birger Eriksen, the commander of Oscarsborg on 9 April 1940.
Harbour Fortress on South Kaholmen. The 28 cm guns are on this island on the left, the torpedo battery to the right. Scars in the rock are over the torpedo exit tunnels. The Old Barracks in the background