Morar Andrei Posted 21 October , 2017 Share Posted 21 October , 2017 What is the story of this image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 10 February , 2018 Share Posted 10 February , 2018 Hallo Morar! The two guns on the left are 9cm c73 Krupp variants. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, where the German breach loading guns demonstrated their superiority over the French muzzle loaders, Krupp enjoyed brisk artillery sales to a number of countries. Rumania was one of those customers, and the gun became the standard piece in their divisional artillery park. They were later supplemented (but never intirally replaced) by the the guns seen on the far right of your foto; the Krupp 75mm M03/05 . These later guns were variants of the FK96 n/A that equipped the German Army during 1.WK. Before Rumania's entry in the war, an attempt to modernize the old 9cm guns was made by giving them large splinter shields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wexflyer Posted 10 February , 2018 Share Posted 10 February , 2018 But why bring captured Rumanian artillery all the way to Kronstadt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 10 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 10 February , 2018 I think I found the reason: this photo is part of a series made by the germans after the occupied Brașov (Kronstadt) at the beginning of October. The captured a lot of Romanian equipment after this battle from 2nd Romanian Army and Army Group North, who retreated in disorder to the Bran Pass. I also posted a few other images with the captured artillery pieces from Kronstadt in the topic "The Trench of Death" from my blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 11 February , 2018 Share Posted 11 February , 2018 ... I have always wanted to visit Kronstadt; it appears to be a beautiful city, retaining the architectural splendor of my Saxon ancestors. And who could resist visiting Bran Castle ??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 11 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 11 February , 2018 (edited) Yes, Kronstadt (or as we call it in Romanian "Brașov") is a very nice place to visit, if not one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Best place to visit in Kronstadt, where is all of the mefieval architecture is the old town. There are the Black Church, the ruins of the old city walls (most of the bastions are still intact, even restored, each one with a little exhibition or small museum inside), the House of Counsel (Casa Sfatului), the first Romanian school, found on the Schei area, not far from the old town (in the town were living only the saxons and hungarians, the romanians being obligated to live outside the walls), the Tâmpa Heights, where you can see a very nice panorama if the city and so many other places. If you are interested in the saxin architecture, don't forget to visit at least one of the fortifued churches - they are in almost every village and hqve diffetent shapes, some looking like true fortresses). Anyways, it's such a nice place to visit, and I really love that I'm living in Transylvania! Edited 11 February , 2018 by Morar Andrei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 11 February , 2018 Share Posted 11 February , 2018 Thank you, Morar! I appreciate the education you have given me of your country! Perhaps one day........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 16 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 16 May , 2018 You are welcomed. If you want to find anything else, just ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 16 May , 2018 Share Posted 16 May , 2018 Most interesting post, I spent a week working in Brasov last year, a very fine place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 22 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2018 I love that city too. I always feel like home when visiting it, a sentiment that I do not have when visiting other cities.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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