German 17 cm and 21 cm gun organization

German unit histories, lineages, OoBs, ToEs, commanders, fieldpost numbers, organization, etc.

Moderator: Tom Houlihan

Post Reply
Kelvin
Enthusiast
Posts: 510
Joined: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:49 am

German 17 cm and 21 cm gun organization

Post by Kelvin »

Hello, anyone have data on exact organization of 17 cm gun and 21 cm howitzer battalion ? How many guns they had in separate battalion ?
User avatar
Jason Long
Contributor
Posts: 329
Joined: Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:27 pm

Re: German 17 cm and 21 cm gun organization

Post by Jason Long »

9 guns per battalion.
Alanmccoubrey
Contributor
Posts: 224
Joined: Sat May 29, 2010 9:23 am
Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK.

Re: German 17 cm and 21 cm gun organization

Post by Alanmccoubrey »

Kelvin, At the start of the war the 21cm b attalions were four batteries each of four "guns" but later (about 1943) the battalions were three batteries each of three 17cm or 21cm.
Alan
Post Reply