Bolt Action - German Heer 120mm Heavy Mortar Team (1943-45) British Chindit & Gurkhas whilst also boasting tanks

whilst also boasting tanks

as they led their men in defence and attack

whilst others would return to France with the Allied invasion in 1944 to reclaim their homeland

before heavier reinforcements could arrive

The French army started World War II as the most powerful army in the world

Bolt Action - German Heer 120mm Heavy Mortar Team (1943-45) British Chindit & Gurkhas whilst also boasting tanksDeveloped in 1941, the 12 cm GrW 42 was an attempt to give German infantry units a close support weapon with a heavier performance than the mortars used in general service at the time. The weapon was a copy of the mortar used by Soviet forces on the Eastern Front after caputuring several examples, which were also pressed into service as the Granatwerfer 378 (r). The GrW 42 was the usual three part construction made up of a circular base plate like the