An American officer stands near a twin 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 cannon captured by Free French soldiers from the Big Willie coastal battery in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer near Toulon, France.
This twin 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun was a turret dismantled from the French “Provence” battleship sunk in November 1942.
The 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 cannon photo source: US National Archives.
Location: Toulon, France
Photo time: 1944