German gun position D-Day

system · August 10, 2021, 9:56pm

A German gun position on D-Day. Y ou can clearly see the ships in the background.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-artillery/19007/german-gun-position-d-day

flamethrowerguy · July 28, 2008, 5:42pm

What a sorry-ass position. Is this a 50mm-gun?

system · August 10, 2021, 9:56pm

Dixie_Devil · July 28, 2008, 9:33pm

Yes it looks like a 5 cm PaK 38. It might not be in the most protected position but if manned by a well trained crew it could have played havoc on approaching landing craft.