TWICE THE FIREPOWER - WW2 GERMAN GUN

This type of German SKC 33 two-piece 105mm-calibre gun was designed to complement or replace the 88mm gun. It was first developed in 1933 as an anti-aircraft gun on board the Reich’s heavy naval cruise ships.
From 1940 onwards it was modified to function as a land-based anti-aircraft defence for cities and strategic sites in Germany, and then for use in occupied territories including the major war ports of western France.
At that time it was produced in several mounted versions, notably twinned under an armoured turret or concrete casemate.
This example, with no protective housing, comes from Lorient (in Morbihan) and its history is not yet fully known. After the war a number of weapons were used to re-arm ships of the French navy although it was not always possible to piece together the roles they had played during the Second World War.
This example stands outside the Battle of Normandy museum in Bayeux.

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