German designations of foreign artillery in World War II

Before the war began, the German armed forces Heereswaffenamt compiled a list of known foreign equipment and assigned a unique number to each weapon. These weapons were called Fremdgerät or Beutegerät ("foreign device" or "captured device") and their technical details were recorded in a fourteen-volume set that was periodically updated. The Germans also captured large amounts of foreign equipment during WWII that they tested and cataloged using the same system. The Germans sometimes referred to these weapons as Kriegsbeute ("war booty") and the Fremdgerät numbers are sometimes referred to as Beutenummern ("booty numbers"). See also Glossary of German military terms. ==Designation format==

The format for these designations is made up of the following elements: • Calibre expressed in centimetres • The type of weapon • A model number (e.g. M23) or year (e.g. 1934) • In the absence of a model or year number, a unique number was assigned. • A subvariant is indicated with a number after a "/". • A letter indicating the national origin of the weapon. As an example, "9 cm Flak M12 (t)" is a Czechoslovak 90mm anti-aircraft gun Model 12. ==German artillery types==

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Anti-aircraft guns Anti-tank guns and recoilless rifles With number designation Artillery howitzers Costal artillery Fortress artillery Infantry guns/howitzers Mountain guns/howitzers == Field, infantry and mountain howitzwer ==

With number designation Without number designation ==Other howitzers==

• Note: This is a general desgination to a variety of howitzer; except for infantry, mountain, and field howitzers. With number designation Without number designation == Mortars ==

With number designation Without number designation ==Railroad Artillery==

Tank guns with number designation Tank guns without number designation ==See also==

Footnotes Barrel length notes Ammo notes ==References==