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WWII German siege gun heads to the scrap heap, 1949

By Joe Gromelski
Published: January 21, 2012
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Near Grafenwöhr, Germany, July, 1949: Two soldiers stand next to the muzzle of a 140-ton German siege gun at a railroad siding near Grafenwöhr. The deadly cannon, which was reportedly used in the World War II siege of Sevastopol, was being sliced into smaller pieces before being hauled to the mills as scrap metal.

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