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Belgrade. Kalemegdan Fortress
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An interesting collection here, mostly stored outdoor, inside a fascinating location.

The info panels here are the worst I've seen so far, I am still not 100% sure about proper identification of many pieces, I hope people here will double check them and provide feedback.
Just like in Sofia and Bucharest, guns here come from multiple sources, making for a very diverse and intriguing collection.

 

65 mm mle. 1906. French gun, used by Serbian Army in WW I:

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65 mm mod. 1913. Italian mountain gun in WW I. After the war, the Italian Army replaced it with Skoda's 75/13, during WW II it was used as infantry gun instead:

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The piece below is still quite an enigma. It's a 75 mm Schneider-Danglis for sure, but it's very hard to identify the exact model, is it a 06/09?

We have some info on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75_mm_Schneider-Danglis_06/09

But also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_M%28montagne%29_modele_1919_Schneider
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:76-mm_mountain_cannon_model_1909_Schneider_system_2.jpg

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7.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 15 a classic WW I Austro-Hungarian piece

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7.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 28, the post-WW I evolution:

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10 cm Gebirgshaubitze vz 16/19 Skoda

This is post WW I, so a bit OT here, but it's an evolution of WW I design by Skoda, with a longer barrel. Used, among others, by Polish and Yugoslavian Army

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7-veld Krupp.

75 mm Krupp 1902/03 used by Dutch Army.
So, how such a piece arrived in Yugoslavia? Most likely it was captured by German Army in 1940 and then used by their anti-partizan units in the Balkans.

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Thank you for providing us with all these very useful pictures. Your work is much appreciated. Regards, Pat



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Thanks for the nice words Pat. I do this out of passion and I try to share with fellow enthusiasts.

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There is an intriguing series of 75 mm field guns.

75 mm Model 1903 Krupp. This is a former Turkish gun:

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75 mm 1904 Schneider-Canet. Bulgarian gun, in service during Balkan wars and WW I

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75 mm 1912 Schneider

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75 mm mod. 1911. Italian gun from WW I, heavily used during WW II as well:

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75 mm mle GP III
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_mle_GP_III

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80 mm Mle 1885 De Bange.

276 pieces sold to Serbia in 1885. Used during the Balkan wars and WW I

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90 mm Krupp 1897

Used by the Turkish Army, captured by the Serbian Army during the Balkan wars

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10 cm Feldhaubitze M 14

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10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 1912 Krupp.

Bulgarian Army captured some of these howitzers from Romanian Army in 1917. Serbian Army captured several pieces in 1918
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10.5_cm_Feldhaubitze_M.12

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10.5 cm leFH 16

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A great tour! Thanks for sharing.

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105 mm mod. 1913 (from WW I?)

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105 mm mod. 1913 (definitely a WW II version)

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120 mm Krupp 1897

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120 mm Mle 1915 Schneider

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149 mm A (Italian)

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30.5 cm Morser M 11

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15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E 

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22 cm Minenwerfer M 17

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Some pictures to give you an idea of the way the place looks like. There is a small indoor display, most pieces are outdoor. The location is really fascinating, the Fortress is just beutiful

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If you would like to see a whole series of pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimofoti/sets/72157629743227210/

 



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