BOMBARDEMENTS de PARIS par CANONS à LONGUE PORTEE - 1ère Gue - Lot 749

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BOMBARDEMENTS de PARIS par CANONS à LONGUE PORTEE - 1ère Gue - Lot 749
BOMBARDEMENTS de PARIS par CANONS à LONGUE PORTEE - 1ère Guerre Mondiale - (French only) "March 23, 1918, rue Charles V, by "Berthas" cannon ( * ) (caption in pen). Bromide postcard photo ( unique ? ), very close-up of destroyed building with 3 men in the rubble. ( * ) - Paris was bombarded in 1918 with what the French called "Grosse Bertha" cannons, actually called "Pariser Kanonen" by the Germans, weapons of war and psychological weapons designed to terrorize civilian populations. Between May 23 and August 9, 1918, 367 shells were fired at Paris and surrounding towns, causing heavy damage and the death of 256 people. Made by Krupp, 34 meters long, 750 tons - 106-kilo shell with a range of 130 kilometers.
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