Canon de 75 mle GP1
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The Canon de 75 mle GP1 was a field gun used by Belgium
during World War II. Cockerill
mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR
barrels on ex-German 10.5 cm leFH 16
howitzer carriages received as reparations after World War I. After 1940, the Wehrmacht
designated captured guns as the 7.5 cm FK 233(b) and used them to equip occupation units in Belgium.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
during World War II. Cockerill
Cockerill
Cockerill is a surname, and may refer to:Sport and sportsmen*Glenn Cockerill, English football manager*John Cockerill , British football player*Kay Cockerill, American golfer*Mike Cockerill, Australian football journalist...
mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR
Canon de 75 mle TR
The Canon de 75 mle TR was a field gun used by Belgium during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp M 1905 gun. Production continued during World War I until the Germans overran the factory in 1914...
barrels on ex-German 10.5 cm leFH 16
10.5 cm leFH 16
The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II. It shared the same carriage as the 7.7 cm FK 16. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after World War I were taken into Heer service after the conquest of Belgium as the 10.5 cm leFH 327...
howitzer carriages received as reparations after World War I. After 1940, the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
designated captured guns as the 7.5 cm FK 233(b) and used them to equip occupation units in Belgium.