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7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40

Index 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40

The 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 was a recoilless gun used by the German Army during World War II. [1]

19 relations: Battle of Crete, Caucasus Mountains, Explosive material, Gebirgsjäger, Josip Broz Tito, Krupp, Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany, Operation Rösselsprung (1944), Recoilless rifle, Rheinmetall, Torque, United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center, Venturi effect, Waffen-SS, World War II, 500th SS Parachute Battalion, 7.5 cm FK 16 nA, 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36.

Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, also Unternehmen Merkur, "Operation Mercury," Μάχη της Κρήτης) was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete.

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Caucasus Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.

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Explosive material

An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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Gebirgsjäger

Gebirgsjäger are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (Gebirgstruppe) of Germany and Austria.

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Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз,; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (Cyrillic: Тито), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980.

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Krupp

The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, became famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Operation Rösselsprung (1944)

Operation Rösselsprung (Knight's move) was a combined airborne and ground assault by the German XV Mountain Corps and their allies on the Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans located in the Bosnian town of Drvar in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II.

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Recoilless rifle

A recoilless rifle (RCLR) or recoilless gun is a type of lightweight tube artillery that is designed to allow some of the propellant gases to escape out the rear of the weapon at the moment of ignition, creating forward thrust that counteracts some of the weapon's recoil.

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Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall AG has a presence in two corporate sectors (automotive and defence) with six divisions, and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Torque

Torque, moment, or moment of force is rotational force.

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United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center

As of May 27 2018 the museum is still under construction at Fort Lee, VA.

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Venturi effect

The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe.

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Waffen-SS

The Waffen-SS (Armed SS) was the armed wing of the Nazi Party's SS organisation.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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500th SS Parachute Battalion

The 500th SS-Parachute Battalion (SS-Fallschirmjägerbataillon 500) was the parachute unit of the Waffen-SS.

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7.5 cm FK 16 nA

The 7.5 cm Feld Kanone 16 neuer Art (7.5 cm FK 16 nA) was a field gun used by Germany in World War II.

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7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36

The 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 (7.5 cm GebG 36) was a German mountain gun used during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_Leichtgeschütz_40

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