
Caption | Soviet 85 mm M1939 (52-K) anti-aircraft guns at Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia, 28 Jul 1941 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Vladimir Granovskiy | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseRussian International News Agency | ||||
Identification Code | 43141 | ||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Jul 1941 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Moscow, Russia | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Added Date | 26 Apr 2012 | ||||
Licensing | Creative Commons |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Geoffrey Megargee says:
29 Jan 2014 07:00:47 PM
Those are 85mm guns, not 85cm.
29 Jan 2014 07:00:47 PM
Those are 85mm guns, not 85cm.
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C. Peter Chen says:
30 Jan 2014 07:17:40 AM
Geoffrey Megargee: Thank you for pointing out the typographical error. It has been corrected!

30 Jan 2014 07:17:40 AM
Geoffrey Megargee: Thank you for pointing out the typographical error. It has been corrected!
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6 Jan 2013 05:09:51 PM
The 85mm 52K M1939 entered service with the Red Army in 1939, it was a scaled up version of the Model 1938, KS 12.
The Germans captured large amounts of Soviet weapons and put them to use, among them were the 85mm guns, in German service they became the Flak M.39(r)
Later during WWII, the 85mm gun became the main armament of the famous T-34/85 Tank.