The much-discussed 280mm Schneider Mortar 1914. According to sources, it was used by France, Russia, Soviet Union, Poland, and Nazi Germany. Which uniform is this? I lean towards Russian, but not entirely convinced.
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I think you're right - they are Schneider employees doing a PR exercise. Attached is an image of 152mm Putilov gun built by Schneider in 1910 being similarly pimped
- the location is identified by Guy François in GBM #97 as the polygone at Harfleur
I wonder if the Schneider siege howitzer is in fact the 280mm prototype built for the Russians in 1910 and tested in Russia in 1912.
I figured the image couldn't have been the French Army during WW1 - their artillery batteries looked more like a gypsy encampment than a military unit.
Regards,
Charlie
Later - found another image of a 120mm Schneider howitzer at Harfleur about 1910-11. The uniform seems identical to the other images.
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