Travel:

Aberdeen Proving Ground
Tank Park and Museum

WWII German "Anzio Annie" [Leopold] RR Gun

article and photos by Russ Lockwood



Dedicated by the Anzio Beachhead Veterans of WWII on June 28, 1989, this is the RR gun Leopold, called "Anzio Annie" by US troops. The 280mm K5(E) had a barrel length of 70 feet, a range of up to 38 miles with conventional shells (93.8 miles with the special charges and the rather inaccurate Peenemude Arrow shell), and weighed 215 tons.

Out of 45 RR batteries (of various calibers) formed during the war, only two RR guns survive: the Leopold and another 280mm K5 at Cap Griz Nez, France.

Aberdeen Museum and Tank Park

Back to List of Historic Sites
Back to Travel Master List
Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines
© Copyright 2004 by Coalition Web, Inc.
This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web.
Other articles covering military history and related topics are available at http://www.magweb.com