File:French Training Serbians on 58mm Mortar.jpg
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Caption reads : "Frenchman instructiong Servian in Use of Trench Mortar. The shell weighs about 100 pounds". Comment : This shows a Mortier de 58 mm type 2 ("Crapouillot"). The 3 wings on the bomb appear to identify it as the 20kg A.L.S. type. This is probably on the Salonika front. Français : Un soldat français instruisant un soldat serbe à lusage d'un Crapouillot, probablement sur le front macédonien. |
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| Date | circa. 1916-1917 | ||||||
| Source | "THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL". VOLUME VII NUMBER 2. April-June 1917. THE UNITED STATES FIELD ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, D. C. Downloaded from http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/1917/APR_JUN_1917/APR_JUN_1917_FULL_EDITION.pdf | ||||||
| Author | photographer not identified | ||||||
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