Artillery - 250 mm. German Minenwerfer Howitzer - Two Harbors, Minnesota
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BruceS
N 47° 01.285 W 091° 40.243
15T E 601018 N 5208401
German World War I era mine thrower howitzer located in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WM2QCA
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2007
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The 250 mm. German Minenwerfer Howitzer was technically more of a
mortar than a howitzer. The gun had a maximum range of 2.6 kilometers and
a rate of fire of 200 rounds per hour. The weight of each shell was 92
kilos. For more information on the Minenwerfer Howitzer see the following
website.
The particular 250 mm. German Minenwerfer Howitzer was captured by American
forces during World War I at St. Mihiel, France on September 16. 1918. It
was presented to the City of Two Harbors by the Oscar Anderson Post No. 109, The
American Legion, September 1929
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