Howitzers Collection

Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1
Heavy howitzers in action on the Western Front, directed towards German trenches, First World War. 1914-1918

French infantry launch a surprise night attack on German heavy guns during WWI (litho)
3252849 French infantry launch a surprise night attack on German heavy guns during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

9.2 inch battery of howitzers awaiting an order at Birr Cross Roads, Ypres, during Octoberr 1917
2915219 9.2 inch battery of howitzers awaiting an order at Birr Cross Roads, Ypres, during Octoberr 1917. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then

French artillery at Verdun, during World War I
3786070 French artillery at Verdun, during World War I; (add.info.: French artillery at Verdun, during World War I. Official photograph of La Section Photographique de l'Armee Francaise')

Nationalist Artillery; Spanish Civil War, 1939
Photograph showing a battery of 15.5 cm howitzers, used by the Nationalist army during their offensive against Catalonia; Spanish Civil War, 1939

The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece, before the Hellenic surrender (Colour Litho)
2778556 The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece, before the Hellenic surrender (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russias solid consolation for the loss of Przemysl: one of the Austrian 24-C. M
STC312563 Russias solid consolation for the loss of Przemysl: one of the Austrian 24-C.M. mortars, captured there, in Moscow, from The Illustrated War News (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

British artillery 9. 2 calibre Howitzer for heavy bombardment, 1914-18 (b / w photo)
701006 British artillery 9.2 calibre Howitzer for heavy bombardment, 1914-18 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

German Gun Bunker & 5th Rangers Memorial
The bunker is on Routes des Perruques, Grandcamp-Maisy. The area is thought to have held 155mm guns and 10.5cm howitzers and was taken by the 5th Rangers after a 5 hour battle on 9 June 1944

Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund (engraving)
1607677 Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund)

War Illuminations of various types which have proved their value
STC292922 War Illuminations of various types which have proved their value, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by English School

The Duce among the soldiers of Italy (colour litho)
2778183 The Duce among the soldiers of Italy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duce among the soldiers of Italy)

On the British Front - Highlanders and a Trench Howitzer, 1914-18 (litho)
945333 On the British Front - Highlanders and a Trench Howitzer, 1914-18 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; eAndy Cotton Collection; English, out of copyright

A Find in a Captured Enemy Trench, 1914-18 (litho)
945324 A Find in a Captured Enemy Trench, 1914-18 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A View from Coleskop, waiting for the Howitzers to Shell the Kopjes around Colesberg (litho)
1048792 A View from Coleskop, waiting for the Howitzers to Shell the Kopjes around Colesberg (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: A View from Coleskop)

These Howitzers from the U.s are giving an inspection before being set in line with
These Howitzers from the U.S are giving an inspection before being set in line with hundreds of others for the second front. 21st January 1944

British artillery moving into position close to the the front near Ypres. Circa October 20th 1914

Leatherwork for howitzers and 8 pdr guns, made at Swindon Works, c. 1915
This array of items shows the type of leatherwork that was undertaken at Swindon Works for both howitzers and 8 pdr guns, as requested by the Royal Arsenal

Evening In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death. A Desolate Scene Of German Defeat After A Battle In The Yser Valley In West Flanders During World War One

French Infantry Launch A Surprise Night Attack On German Heavy Guns During Wwi. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, Published 1915

Captured German 21cm howitzers, WW1
Captured German 21cm howitzers at the end of the First World War. Date: November 1918

Russo-Japanese War - Masked Howitzers - Suns behind wooden shield. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

American artillery, 1944
American soldiers of the 84th Division, 1st U.S.Army, set upM3 105mm howitzers in the snow near Odeigne, Belgium on the northern flank of the German salient in the Ardennes

When Peace Comes Along by Heath Robinson, WW1
A Last Use for the Ole Siege Howitzers. A big gun converted into a receptacle for milk on a horse-drawn cart. Ideas for what to do with old war machinery

Collection of Lt D F Pilkington, Royal Garrison Artillery
Collection belonging to Lieutenant D. F. Pilkington, Royal Garrison Artillery. A coloured diagram of German ammunition, field artillery shells and fuses. Dated 12th October 1918

Howitzers shelling German positions, WW1
Battlefield panorama showing a battery of Howitzers shelling German positions at Cambrai in 1918. By Lieutenant Douglas Sharpus Andrews, SGA, ARCA (1885-1944), Royal Garrison Artillery. 1918

German 42cm guns bombarding Antwerp
German 42cm guns and Austrian howitzers bombarding Antwerp in autumn 1914. 1914

Number of planes needed to land 1000 men by G. H. Davis
The enormous number of planes needed to land even 1000 men in Britain by air. A schematic drawing showing the fleet of aircraft needed to carry even 1000 men for an aerial invasion

Howitzers being unloaded at a railway station, 1939
Station porters at a small country station at an undisclosed location in Britain, unloading heavy calibre howitzers from railway trucks. Date: 1939

British Howitzer in action on Western Frontin 1916: A type of artillery which owing to the steep angle at which its projectiles descend was of special value in the trench warfare of Worl Waa One

Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden Screens
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Howitzers disguised by Wooden Camouflaged Screens. Date: 1905

Grant at the capture of the city of Mexico. Ulysses S. Grant. Date between 1860 and 1870

Weapons on the British Front
A photograph of British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916

German 21cm howitzers preparing to retire, WW1
German 21cm howitzers preparing to retire from a battlefield on the Western Front towards the end of the First World War. Date: October 1918

British gun hospital in Flanders, WW1
A British gun hospital or workshop in Flanders for the repair of Howitzers, with artillerymen, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British 15 inch Howitzer used on Western Front, WW1
The first of twelve 15 inch Breech Loading Siege Howitzers constructed from the design of Admiral Bacon, a Director of the Coventry Ordnance Works

Kut guns in arsenal at Baghdad, WW1
A row of Kut guns in the arsenal at Baghdad, during the First World War. Probably some of the Turkish Howitzers captured by General Maude at Kut-el- Amara. circa 1917

British 9. 2 inch Howitzer, Flanders, WW1
One of the first British 9.2 inch Howitzers, nicknamed Mother, to arrive in Flanders for use during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Japanese howitzers
Japanese 11-inch howitzers loaded on railway trucks ready to be transported to a forward area

Austrian artillery WWI
Austrian artillery with 4.5inch Howitzers in action at Bray on the Western Front during World War I

Gunners transporting weapon WWI
Gunners manhandling a trench gun into a new position on the Somme during World War I

Allied artillery WWI
Allied artillery in action during World War I

Gallipoli beach WWI
460th Battery Royal Field Artillery at V Beach at Gallipoli during World War I

Turkish artillery WWI
One of the three guns of Fort Top Chamlar Tepe, which were together known as Asiatic Annie

Australian Howitzer 1918
An Australian Howitzer in action in the Somme Offensive on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Boues 1918
6 inch Howitzers in action in the open near Boues on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

Howitzer battery 1917
An 8 inch Mark V Howitzer battery (135th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery) in action near Henin-sur-Cojeul during the Battle of Vimy Ridge on the Western Front in France during World War

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Howitzers: Unleashing Destruction on the Battlefield From the Western Front of World War I to the Spanish Civil War, from Greece's surrender to Russia's consolation, they have played a pivotal role in shaping history. These powerful artillery pieces have left an indelible mark on numerous conflicts throughout the years. In action on the Western Front during WWI, howitzers proved their worth as indispensable tools of war. Their thunderous blasts echoed across battlefields, striking fear into the hearts of enemy soldiers and leveling fortifications with devastating precision. During the Nationalist Artillery campaign in Spain's Civil War of 1939, howitzers emerged as key players once again. Their firepower turned tides and determined outcomes as they relentlessly pounded enemy positions. The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece before Hellenic surrender is vividly captured in a captivating color lithograph. Amongst this chaotic scene stands a formidable Austrian 24-C. M howitzer - a symbol of Russian resilience amidst loss. British artillery showcased its might with the 9. 2 caliber Howitzer for heavy bombardment during World War I. A black and white photograph immortalizes these monstrous weapons that wreaked havoc upon enemy lines. A German Gun Bunker & 5th Rangers Memorial serves as a somber reminder of battles fought and lives lost. They were instrumental in defending or attacking such fortified positions, leaving behind lasting memorials etched into history. An engraving depicting "Plan of Attack on Bomarsund" showcases strategic planning where howitzers featured prominently among other forces ready to storm enemy strongholds. War illuminations illuminated dark skies with various types proving their value time and again; lighting up battlefields while guiding troops towards victory through darkness and chaos – all made possible by these mighty guns. The Anglo-Boer War witnessed both triumphs and losses for British forces; one such event was depicted in a colorful lithograph showcasing the loss of British artillery at the Battle of Colenso.