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Title: Syrian Rebels Using WWII era German 10.5 cm leFH 18
Post by: ArizonaTank on May 22, 2015, 02:21:04 PM

This thing is long past its original shelf life....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/05/21/new-video-shows-syrian-rebels-using-a-wwii-era-nazi-howitzer/

Title: Re: Syrian Rebels Using WWII era German 10.5 cm leFH 18
Post by: Centurion40 on May 27, 2015, 07:52:01 AM

Huh.

I wonder if it is a hand-me-down from the 13th Waffen SS Divison? ;) >:D

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fb%2Fbd%2FBundesarchiv_Bild_101III-Mielke-036-23%252C_Waffen-SS%252C_13._Gebirgs-Div._%2522Handschar%2522.jpg&hash=7574add58bd11a76096ea000e7ac688629f44e59)

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fd%2Fd7%2FBundesarchiv_Bild_146-1977-137-20%252C_Bosnische_SS-Freiwillige_beim_Gebet.jpg&hash=731ef14717f996b539a25e6a112122f83a602cf3)

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F0b%2FBundesarchiv_Bild_146-1980-036-05%252C_Amin_al_Husseini_bei_bosnischen_SS-Freiwilligen.jpg&hash=3979095eaf420758d69f1770e6fe9782782a1447)

Title: Re: Syrian Rebels Using WWII era German 10.5 cm leFH 18
Post by: endfire79 on May 27, 2015, 07:48:49 PM

the Finns still use the 15 cm sFH 18 (it's called 150 H/40). German arms were bought/sold everywhere after WW2. Czechs sold a lot of it (as they had the armories), to the Middle East (both Israel and Arab countries)

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