Hitler's Big Guns from the documentary Weapons Of War (part 1) Beginning in Jan 1944 the Allied forces in Italy came under fire from powerful from German super heavy artillery.The massive high explosive shells were fired from two hugh railway guns located almost 30 miles away.The Allied troops on the recieving end of these guns christened the monsterous weapons Anzio Annie and the Anzio Express.The two German guns were type K5E railguns that were originally sent to Italy for shipment to the Afrika Corps but the campaign had ended before they were able to be sent.This documentary covers most all of Germanys big guns produced before and during WW2.It gives details on their effectiveness and their hindrances in the course of battle.
