The Superweapon That Made German Soldiers Surrender in Terror — U.S. 240mm Howitzers

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  @WWIIShockFiles · 2 months ago (edited) · pinned

  📚 Sources &amp; Further Readin👇<br>This video was researched using U.S. military archives, unit histories, technical records, and established historical references.<br><b>Primary Sources:</b><br>• U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, Oklahoma — archival materials on 240mm howitzer operations<br>• An Informal History of the 697th Field Artillery Battalion by Major Hermon E. Smith<br>• Watervliet Arsenal Museum — production records and technical specifications<br>• U.S. National Archives — after-action reports from the 240th, 265th, 272nd, 278th, 697th, and 698th Field Artillery Battalions<br><br><b>Historical References:</b><br>• U.S. and German Field Artillery in World War II: A Comparison — Army Historical Foundation<br>• Guns for Victory: The Watervliet Arsenal in World War II — Warfare History Network<br>• 240mm Howitzer M1 “Black Dragon” — History of War<br>• World War II Database — technical specifications and combat deployment records<br>• <a href="http://globalsecurity.org/">GlobalSecurity.org</a> — M1 240mm Howitzer technical and operational data<br><br><b>Unit Histories and Additional Documentation:</b><br>• 244th Field Artillery Battalion historical archives<br>• 991st Field Artillery Battalion Unit History — 3rd Armored Division archives<br>• The Fall of the Golden Lions — The National WWII Museum<br>• The Last Offensive — U.S. Army Center of Military History<br>• Operation Plunder records — Naval History and Heritage Command<br>• Siege of Breslau documentation from multiple historical archives<br><br><b>Research note:</b> Claims regarding direct Soviet cooperation involving these U.S. 240mm howitzers during the Siege of Breslau were found to be historically inaccurate and were not treated as verified information.<br><br>Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed this documentary and want more forgotten WWII stories, please like the video and subscribe to the channel. It genuinely helps support future research and documentaries.<br><br>What WWII weapon or battle should we cover next? 👇

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  @BillDozer-d6b · 3 months ago

  Hard to watch with the AI photos

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  @RH-yu9ot · 2 months ago

  A bit disappointed that you were not able to repeat yourself enough so that your &lt; thirty minute story could break the one hour mark.

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  @BillSmith-ut5li · 3 months ago

  I thought it was an expensive round until I found out what it was made of machine not cast or tanks are cast. But our artillery shells are hardened steel machine to totally accuracy. That&apos;s backwards

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  @Joseph-p7y9b · 2 weeks ago

  Indirect fire has always been a vital part of the artillery mix. I&apos;m watching from Aurora, Colorado.

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  @roberttwic1700 · 2 months ago

  Watching From<br>West-Vancouver-Canada

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  @50gary · 1 month ago

  The title page pic, has an double ended arrow outside to outside measuring 9.4&quot; that would be Outside diameter. &nbsp; The inside diameter is the caliber 240mm (9.4&quot;)

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  @john.norris · 1 month ago

  cheers from alaska &nbsp; &nbsp;semper fi

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  @kennethbowers3950 · 3 months ago

  Philadelphia PA (West Philly) &nbsp;6/23/26 @2332 hrs. ARMY Hoo Rah !

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  @texasredneck9226 · 2 months ago

  Just popped up!<br>Unbelievable@

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  @GeorgeMcManus-v8b · 3 weeks ago

  The double ended projectiles loaded vertically into a hole at the top or the barrel are quite unique as are the ten foot long one&apos;s Who&apos;s doing your editing?

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  @shaunaustin7848 · 1 month ago

  This gun is something you might expect to see on a Naval ship, don&apos;t mess with the US.